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Time Machine may exhibit an issue in which backups get stuck indefinitely, persistently displaying the message “Waiting for index to be ready.” This problem can occur via both drives connected physically (USB or FireWire) and wireless Time Capsules. Fixes Delete Spotlight index. The most commonly successful fix for this issue involves deleting the Spotlight index [...]

Several iPhone 3G users have experienced a significant slowdown, including slow app launching, delayed reactions to taps, and generally poor interface responsiveness, after the iOS 4.0.x update. We previously noted a few fixes for this issue (performing a hard reset, restoring but not from backup and closing extraneous Safari windows) with which users have experienced some [...]

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Several users have reported an issue in which Spotlight refuses to work or causes a systemwide crash after the update to Mac OS X 10.6.4. Fixes Remove corrupt dictionaries. In some cases, this issue can be solved by moving (to a safe location) all items out of /Library/Dictionaries–or moving in fresh dictionary files from a [...]

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 [...]

Some users have reported that Spotlight searching no longer works properly after the update to Mac OS X 10.6.3. In these cases, some files may not be found or search functionality may not work at all. This issue can generally be solved by rebuilding the Spotlight index, as described in an Apple Knowledge Base article.