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Several uses have reported slow scrolling and other performance issues in iPhoto ’11, along with an issue in which the application briefly or indefinitely stalls. Potential fixes Delete cache. Try deleting the following folder com.apple.iPhoto from: /Users/(yourusername)/Library/Caches/ Rebuilt iPhoto library. Hold down the Option and Command keys while you launch iPhoto and select all options [...]

Apple has released MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.9, which addresses an issue we have covered extensively in which users experience frequent stalls/hangs, accompanied by the spinning beach ball progress indicator, under varying conditions (previously noted here). The problem appears to be hard drive-related, and occurs most frequently with the standard 320 GB 5400 RPM drive, [...]

A number of users have reported an issue in which Mac OS X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard) is slow to go to sleep. In these cases, the system will stay awake for 30 seconds to several minutes before entering sleep mode. Fixes Check printer queue. This problem may be caused by items stuck in the print [...]

Several users have reported an issue in which Safari 5.0 stalls in the middle of loading some web pages. We previously noted that some instances of this issue–and Safari 5.0 slowness in general–may be caused by the presence of third-party add-ons that are incompatible with Safari 5.0. It now appears that other cases are caused [...]

Users continue to experience intermittent mouse/keyboard freezes and/or system stalls after the update to Mac OS X 10.6.3. The issue is typified by the cursor freezing in place, or  text input becoming suddenly interrupted then catching up a few seconds later, and is covered in our Mac OS X 10.6.3 troubleshooting guide. Previously mentioned fixes include removing [...]

Several users of newly released MacBook Pro (April 2010) models reported frequent stalls/hangs, accompanied by the spinning beach ball progress indicator, under varying conditions. The problem appears to be hard drive-related, and occurs most frequently with the standard 320 GB 5400 RPM drive, but is also occurring with the 5400 500GB and 7200 500GB drives. [...]