[OT] Mac Beach Ball Party (or welcome to hell, here's your mac)

[Ken Corey]

On 11/05/2012 20:00, stephen barncard wrote:
> Could I get a recommendation from some of the Mac folks on this list about
> a good 'Cleaner' application?
>
> The last week or so, I've gained a rather persistent 'friend' - the dreaded
> beach ball of death.  All the time. Type a few letters in a browser (Safari
> or Chrome) and then a delay, then the ball for about 30 seconds.

Is the disk light on when this happens?  If so, read this:

http://www.willreese.com/?p=29

Don't know if it will fix your problem, but it certainly sounded worth a 
go if you have enough memory stuffed into your machine.

-Ken