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some websites KILL my powerbook 12. any idea how to fix?
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i dunno if this is a operating system issue, or a graphic card or whatever, so i'll post it here since i'm using my powerbook.
i have a rev c powerbook (12 inch) and i've noticed something for a while. certain websites kill my powerbook. it has 1256mb of ram on it. 1.33ghz.
a lot of car company websites kill my powerbook. the cpu usage goes to 97 (user) and 3 (system) and fluctuates around those percentages. i'm on toyota' s website because i'm looking into buying a car. my cpu usage is at 100. any idea how to fix it? 
btw, i'm using firefox. same issues with safari.
oh yheah .. and i cant go to dell's website (although i have no real NEED, i was just curious why that is)
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Can you give an exact web address or a link? Just going to the Toyota site doesn't do anything to my CPU usage.
Steve
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Open activity monitor and check to see if there's something unusual that's running the background... Sometimes camino spikes my CPU but it's only for a second. I'm at 5-25% usage as I type this w/ iTunes playing and about a dozen apps open. Something sounds like it might be a bit out of place...
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Originally Posted by wuzup101
Open activity monitor and check to see if there's something unusual that's running the background... Sometimes camino spikes my CPU but it's only for a second. I'm at 5-25% usage as I type this w/ iTunes playing and about a dozen apps open. Something sounds like it might be a bit out of place...
I may be mistaken, but I have noticed that some web sites do that to me too. I think they are either loaded with Javascript, or Flash...
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Even pages loaded with flash and such don't seem to peg mine at 100% for any duration of time for some reason. And I've never noticed a slowdown related to my browser. However, this could just be me. I could see how site loaded with flash or tons of java would slow stuff down 
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Mac: 15" 1.5ghz PB w/ 128mb vid, 5400rpm 80gb, combo drive, 2gb ram
Peripherals: 20gb 4g iPod, Canon i950, Canon S230 "elph", Canon LIDE30, Logitech MX510, Logitech z5500, M-Audio Sonica Theater, Samsung 191T
PC: AMD "barton" XP @ 2.3ghz, 1gb pc3200, 9800pro 128mb, 120gb WD-SE 120gb
Xbox: 1.6, modded with X3 xecuter, slayers evoX 2.6, WDSE 120gb HDD
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my recommendation would be to make sure your browser and flash/shockwave are up to date.... i've noticed slowdowns on my 12" pb before, but only if i have an excessive amount of stuff open (10+ safari tabs + bkground apps such as word, acrobat pro, mail, etc.)... also, sites which have a ridiculous amount of animated/java-based ads tend to be slower...
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animated gifs + safari = hell
it's especially noticeable on forums where theres the smilies list by the text input and they're animated... slows everything to a crawel
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