GeorgeColombo
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I am not sure if this is an OS X problem or a Safari problem, but let me describe to you what's happening. I am using Safari Version 2.0.1 (412.5) and OS X Version 10.4.2.
Over the last couple of weeks, it seems that Safari has become increasingly slower and unstable. With increasing frequency, pages will fail to load. Sometimes, I can stop the loading and reload; other times, I have to quit the application and relaunch.
Occasionally, even after I quit the application, the entire system would hang. (I'd get the "beachball of death," and could not restar the computer. I am using an iBook G4 and, in those instances, I would have to unplug the system, pop the battery, then restart. This has begun to happen with increasing frequency to a point where it is unacceptable. (For example, this morning it happened twice before noon.)
I downloaded Opera and Camino and have been using them (so far) without any problems, but I don't like either of them as much as I like Safari. If there's a way to address this Safari problem, I'd love to know about it.
By the way, the problem seems to only occur with sites that are (I think) Java-intensive, like ESPN.com and USAToday.com. I am tempted to say that this problem began after I downloaded and installed a system update a few weeks ago that was supposed to fix some Java issues, but I can't swear to it.
Any ideas?
Over the last couple of weeks, it seems that Safari has become increasingly slower and unstable. With increasing frequency, pages will fail to load. Sometimes, I can stop the loading and reload; other times, I have to quit the application and relaunch.
Occasionally, even after I quit the application, the entire system would hang. (I'd get the "beachball of death," and could not restar the computer. I am using an iBook G4 and, in those instances, I would have to unplug the system, pop the battery, then restart. This has begun to happen with increasing frequency to a point where it is unacceptable. (For example, this morning it happened twice before noon.)
I downloaded Opera and Camino and have been using them (so far) without any problems, but I don't like either of them as much as I like Safari. If there's a way to address this Safari problem, I'd love to know about it.
By the way, the problem seems to only occur with sites that are (I think) Java-intensive, like ESPN.com and USAToday.com. I am tempted to say that this problem began after I downloaded and installed a system update a few weeks ago that was supposed to fix some Java issues, but I can't swear to it.
Any ideas?
