Will installing OS X mavericks slow down my late-2007 macbook pro?

Will installing OS X mavericks slow down my late-2007 macbook pro? If so, is it worth it?
I currently run OSX 10.7.5 on a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4Gb mem.

Does it meet the specs for Lion?
Are your third apps compatible?
I'd also be sure to have at least 4GB RAM and 10-15% free space on your HDD.

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I haven't done permissions yet, but I have rebooted several times. I had an issue with the superdrive not recognizing DVDs, so I zapped the PRAM and did the SMC thing. Plus, I've tried rebooting just to see if that would help, but it has not.
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I just downloaded OS X Mountain Lion and I am hesitant to install it... Here are some reasons why
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(2) The laptop randomly shuts down abruptly when I'm using it on a hard stable surface that does not block any vents. This does not necessarily happen when it is under a heavy load. When it happens, the laptop suddenly shuts down and the screen suddenly goes black. I have to wait about 5 to 10 minutes for it to be willing to turn back on again. This happens one to three times a day, and it is completely unpredictable. Below is a graph of various temperatures up until the point when it shuts down. None of these temperatures are high enough for me to suspect that this issue is caused by overheating.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509
An appointment at an Apple genius bar seems like a good idea. Since you say that the problem occurs when you pick up the MBP, you should be able to recreate it for the technicians.
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Below is the crash report from today... the computer suddenly turned off while connecting to an external disk. Most of the time, it crashes while using Chrome or Calendar apps, watching a YouTube video, etc. It crashes every 12 hours or so of use.
I've tried deleting particular plists and resetting SMC. Argh... should I just downgrade back to an OSX 10.8?
Thanks!!
comp deets:
MacBook Pro, late 2008, 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB
crash report:
Anonymous UUID:       4428AA34-8DD9-7CD6-84A4-9830222E7B54
Fri Dec 13 15:07:18 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80117da9b0): "vnode_rele_ext: vp 0xffffff803658ad20 usecount -ve : -1. v_tag = 16, v_type = 1, v_flag = 84800."@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.1.72/bsd/vfs/vfs_subr.c:1788
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80fa143a80 : 0xffffff8011622f69
0xffffff80fa143b00 : 0xffffff80117da9b0
0xffffff80fa143b40 : 0xffffff80117f466e
0xffffff80fa143b80 : 0xffffff80117e62d3
0xffffff80fa143c30 : 0xffffff80117e67d2
0xffffff80fa143f50 : 0xffffff8011a3de23
0xffffff80fa143fb0 : 0xffffff80116f3e06
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mds
Mac OS version:
13A603
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
Kernel slide:     0x0000000011400000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8011600000
System model name: MacBookPro5,1 (Mac-F42D86C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 30875695928006
last loaded kext at 30859143755292: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.2.1b2 (addr 0xffffff7f93b45000, size 20480)
last unloaded kext at 30261105406811: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.2.1b2 (addr 0xffffff7f93b45000, size 16384)
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com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.11
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com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.5.2fc2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays          360.8.14
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.GeForceTesla          8.1.8
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1
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com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          35
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.6.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.4.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22
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Hey paulberto,
I would check out the troubleshooting steps in the following document, specifically the "If the issue occurs in various applications, or in Mac OS X" section:
Mac OS X: How to troubleshoot a software issue
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1199
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
Have a good one,
Delgadoh

Will installing windows 8.1 with parallels on a 2013 MacBook Air slow it down and eat up battery time

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Yes it's another Mavericks slowing down my laptop thread :)

Hi there
I recently installed Mavericks, just before Xmas in fact, and noticed how slow it was from the start. Now I'm back at work, it's killing me!
First off, I had lots of problems with Mail, and something to do with Keychain (forgive me, laptop is a tool, I don't really understand how it works). I managed to get that working, although, I must say it still is slow at collecting mail from my various accounts.
Word, well that's just hysterical. I can sit and type a few lines, sit back and watch Word catch up with me over a minute or so, then have to go back and correct my terrible typing, it's painful and un-usable. I have noted on here to rebuild my Office Database, which I've done, and it appeared to have no problems.
So what to do? I heard about EtreCheck so have run that and will paste results below, I'm hoping that someone will spot something there that is really obvious and return me to fact Mac nirvana.
I'm on a 2011 MacBook Pro, 2.8ghz Intel Core i7, 4GB RAM. i don't have lots of 3rd party stuff installed, but do run Photoshop, Quark, Office and a few other apps.
Here's hoping for help, and thanks in advance!
Jonny
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 5:7:3
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 749.3 GB (24.09 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          LaCie LaCie Hard Drive USB 1 TB
                    disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
                    Storage and Music Back Up (disk1s3) /Volumes/Storage and Music Back Up: 200 GB (78.22 GB free)
                    Time Machine (disk1s5) /Volumes/Time Machine: 799.94 GB (40.38 GB free)
          Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
                    Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
          Western Digital Elements 10A2 1 TB
                    EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    JG MUSIC MASTER 07770872601 (disk2s2) /Volumes/JG MUSIC MASTER 07770872601: 999.83 GB (565.77 GB free)
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
          com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard          (5.7.2)
Startup Items:
          M-AudioXponent: Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-AudioXponent
          PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.cleverfiles.cfbackd.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] PACESupport.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.prosofteng.DGMonitor.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          SmartDaemon
          Caffeine
          Google Drive
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Internet Plug-ins:
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 25 Outdated! Update
          OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.8 3rd-Party support link
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6 Cannot contact Adobe
          AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101737: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.8 3rd-Party support link
          DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.8r638 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Adobe Version Cue CS4 3rd-Party support link
          DivX 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Growl 3rd-Party support link
          Java 3rd-Party support link
          M-AudioXponent 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
          None
Old Applications:
          Audacity:          Version: 2.0.2.0 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Audacity/Audacity.app
          SmartDaemon:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/CleverFiles/SmartDaemon.app
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
          Disk Drill:          Version: 1.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          XLD:          Version: 20120226 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          Amazon MP3 Downloader:          Version: INFO_PLIST_VERSION - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          Senuti:          Version: 1.2.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Users/JonnyReggae/Downloads/Senuti.app
Time Machine:
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 697.84 GB Disk used: 675.41 GB
          Destinations:
                    Time Machine [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 0 B
                    Total number of backups: (null)
                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 675.41 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               4%          WindowServer
               1%          Activity Monitor
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          sysmond
               0%          Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory:
          106 MB          Mail
          90 MB          Google Chrome
          74 MB          Finder
          66 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          66 MB          iTunes
Virtual Memory Information:
          162 MB          Free RAM
          880 MB          Active RAM
          744 MB          Inactive RAM
          1.03 GB          Wired RAM
          2.64 GB          Page-ins
          71 MB          Page-outs

Your memory usage is fine. Its green. Read this:
About memory management in OSX 10.9 Mavericks
Memory is managed differently, and more efficiently in 10.9. It is (mostly) unique in the industry, but may become trend.
Let’s start with the basics. Mechanical disk drives are very slow, with access speeds in the 10s of milliseconds and transfer rates in the 200-400 Mbps range real world. SSDs are much faster, on the order of a couple of ms access and typically 1200-3000 mbps transfer rates. RAM is much faster than either, in the nanosecond access and transfer speeds of ~8 Gbps effective (1 GHz x 8 bits/byte).
These are rough numbers for comparison purposes only.
So the goal is to keep as much in RAM as possible. But if you run out of RAM what do you do?
Traditionally you take the least used RAM and write it to a special part of the disk, in a way that you can access it most efficiently - minimizing the disk delays. This is called a swap file because you swap RAM in and out of it.
10.9 has a new trick: it compresses RAM using the main processors. Rather than swapping stuff to disk (disks are slow), it actually uses the processor to compress memory and make, for example, 1 GB of physical RAM hold as much as 1.5GB. Similar approaches are used to make MP3 files 10x smaller than the real thing - there is redundancy in data and you can take advantage of that. Apple is making the following calculation: the processors can compress way faster than the disk can swap. And its also predicting that the processors are often partly idle - waiting for swap files or disk access. So rather than swap files around, its compresses the files ***in RAM***.
Compression works,. Tests show that on average it is faster, and that 4GB (i have 4 GB RAM) acts like 5 1/2 - 6GB. Wow.
So, 10.9 will load up most of your RAM, knowing that it can compress some when it needs to. So don’t worry too much that it may look like all your RAM is taken - yea, it is, but its OK.
The measures to look at are:
1. amount compressed. Compression means it has run out of RAM and needs more. As long as compression is low this is fine. In fact this is how 10.9 uses RAM more efficiently than 10.6,7 or 8. Contrary to common wisdom, it requires LESS RAM than 10.8. The colored indicator tells you who this is going - green (good), yellow( iffy) and red (bad).
2. amount swapped. Once it cannot compress any further, or can’t do so efficiently, jot begins old-fashioned swapping. This is a major slow-down and means you would benefit from more RAM. Tiny amounts are OK.
here's an article by Apple - but on th pre-10.9 memory management techniques....mostly still true, but read on.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1342?viewlocale=en_US
Bottom line - compression makes 10.9 use RAM more efficiently than previous OSX versions. It also makes the “ram used” indicator less meaningful, and mans you should monitor “compression” .
That said, RAM has always been one of the most cost effective upgrades possible. People spend too much on new machines and too little on more RAM.
Hope this helps,
Grant

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See the 'user tips'…
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Or you could consider troubleshooting why 10.9 is slow…
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Many other users are having sucess by using EtreCheck to show what is installed so they can remove or update the 3rd party software, it can be a long process.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
The choice is yours, if you have a backup just revert to that.

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I did a clean install of 10.6.3 (which came with my MacBook Pro). Then upgraded to 10.6.8 to be able to download Mavericks from the App store. Installed Mavericks and everything (boot-up, application lauch, opening folders, etc.) has been dragging since then. Can someone explain a better way to do the installation or changes to make to improve the speed?
Thank you,
MacBook Pro 13 inch (Mid 2010)

I have the same problem. I have 4gb of RAM; I was going to upgarde to 8, but seeing that you have 8, this probably won't help.
I feel like it's progressivly getting slower as well.
I was going to get a solid state drive and more RAM to fix the issue.
Looking at my activity monitor I show this:
As it sits right now, I have just Chrome open, facebook tab, email tab and this thread tab open and it's using 3.99 of my memory. Kernal_task is using the most memory.
I dont want to buy a new computer but maybe it's just too old?
Any info would be great. I'm not terribly technical and I love my mac, makes me sad to think of getting rid of it! Altho excited for a new one

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I've had Mavericks installed since the day it was released and I'm still having slowdown problems. I've run Disk Repair and even upgraded to 8GB RAM. I'm running a late 2011 Macbook Pro and I'm losing my mind. Below are my EtreCheck results, a process recommended in another thread. Can anyone help me?
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
          1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
          AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:27:46
Disk Information:
          ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (231.52 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Startup Items:
          HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
          NUDC: Path: /Library/StartupItems/NUDC
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [failed] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [failed] com.mlbam.nexdef.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
          GrowlHelperApp
          Belkin Router Monitor
          Dropbox
          Google Software Update
          HP Scheduler
Internet Plug-ins:
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.0.50 3rd-Party support link
          CouponPrinter-FireFox: Version: Version 1.1.5
          RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.8 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.2 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60531.0 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.8 3rd-Party support link
          ContentUploaderPlugin: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071303000006 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          DivX 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
          Java 3rd-Party support link
          Soonr Agent 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
          None
Old Applications:
          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                    Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
          mcc:          Version: 2.41 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Printers/Canon/UFR2/cores/mcc.app
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                    Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    My Day:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
                    Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
          UFR II BackGrounder:          Version: 2.41 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Printers/Canon/UFR2/Utilities/UFR II BackGrounder.app
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          /Applications/iWork '09
          Spotify:          Version: 0.8.4.124.ga3559d86 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          coconutBattery:          Version: 2.7.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Cyberduck:          Version: 4.0.2 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 249.34 GB
          Destinations:
                    Time Machine Backups [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 931.19 GB
                    Total number of backups: 54
                    Oldest backup: 2011-03-07 01:05:33 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-01-02 04:55:17 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Adequate
                              Backup size 931.19 GB > (Disk used 249.34 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               5%          Safari
               5%          WindowServer
               4%          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
               2%          Canon CMFP BackGrounder
               2%          hidd
Top Processes by Memory:
          197 MB          mds_stores
          123 MB          Mail
          106 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          98 MB          Keynote
          88 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information:
          4.66 GB          Free RAM
          1.63 GB          Active RAM
          508 MB          Inactive RAM
          1.20 GB          Wired RAM
          441 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

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