Why is the color wheel turning all the time

Just recently on the Mac the color wheel stops and turns all the time and slows down my computer.  What can I do to fix this problem?

The color wheel (beachball to some)l means the computer is thinking.  Upgrading to Snow Leopard or Lion will not cure this and might well make this worse.  Checking you have adequate RAM and free hard drive space (at least 15GB) are the most immediate concerns.  There can be many issues that can cause this and they need to be investigated systmatically.
Get more information about your computer. Go to the Apple in the upper left corner of any window, then "About This Mac", then "More Info..."  Copy and paste the information here, but omit the serial number and Hardware UUID (if present).

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