Pretty much any time I attempt to open Safari, and if I leave it open, any time I attempt to load a webpage, Safari takes an inordinantly long time to process--often giving the crashing rainbow cursor for between 15 and 30 seconds before loading. During this period, the Activity monitor lists Safari as not responding, and the program eats up at least 60% (though usually more) of the cpu%. In other words, Safari is essentially unusable.
I have a G4 12" powerbook 1.5 ghz with 512 megs of RAM and run on a wireless network. I recently had to archive and reinstall my system when the computer became unable to run or accept system updates, and the Safari problem seems to have developed since then.
That said, I have a couple of questions:
1) Is there some fix to make Safari function? I would prefer it to Firefox, but obviously, I can't use Safari at the moment.
2) My laptop is still under warranty, and will be for about six more months. Given the abundance of problems (this Safari crash, the computer's inability to receive system software updates, and a third problem with the power management unit where the computer occasionally shuts off when put to sleep which has not been resolved by resetting the power unit) should I consider getting this examined by Apple before my warranty expires?
And help/suggestions/insight are greatly appreciated.
I have a G4 12" powerbook 1.5 ghz with 512 megs of RAM and run on a wireless network. I recently had to archive and reinstall my system when the computer became unable to run or accept system updates, and the Safari problem seems to have developed since then.
That said, I have a couple of questions:
1) Is there some fix to make Safari function? I would prefer it to Firefox, but obviously, I can't use Safari at the moment.
2) My laptop is still under warranty, and will be for about six more months. Given the abundance of problems (this Safari crash, the computer's inability to receive system software updates, and a third problem with the power management unit where the computer occasionally shuts off when put to sleep which has not been resolved by resetting the power unit) should I consider getting this examined by Apple before my warranty expires?
And help/suggestions/insight are greatly appreciated.