Cocktail

Also this one... TinkerTool System http://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerToolSys.html which I really like. jb

I thought that Macs didnt have a registry like you said, but I wasnt very sure of that. Thanks for telling me that. I will try the URLs you sent me. I just have one question left, though: Why is it bad to install Norton produts on Mac OS X? I've heard it before but noone could tell me WHY...

Macs don't have a registry. DO NOT install any Norton product on OS X. Some maintainance programs; Onyx Yasu

Consider trying a utility which clears caches, system files, swap files, etc. ignore the 'Cache Out X 4.7.2' link. Use 'AppleJack' if you like booting to the command line (in single user mode), or 'Yasu' for a graphic user interface. If you prefer to have menu bar access to maintain your Mac - then consider 'Main Menu'. Then there is the 'Shareware' utility - 'Cocktail';...

The shaded demi-hemispheres are indicating "hot corners" selected in System Preferences -> Dashboard & Exposé. Usually it's something that allows access to extra/hidden system preferences that shows/hides them - do you have Cocktail, Onyx, Tinker Tool or something similar installed?

It sounds like you've enabled some option in Cocktail to be able to quit the Finder. ...

finder my MAC will quit out of the finder. it is still in the dock and so all i have to do is click it to open it, this has only been happening since i used the cocktail thing. im slightly confused and dont exactly know how to stop it from happening... its not a major issue just an inconvinience. ...

I have two other user accounts, one is about a couple of months old. The problems on all accounts. I have tried the usual stuff. I don't think I know anything about Onyx it cleans caches? I have read some post that have warned about using Onyx said not to use, try something else. I have used cocktail, But now I use MainMenu to run somethings, like clean caches, maintenance...

I do regular maintenance with Cocktail but I can't get to the point where I can access cocktail. ...

So I have a 3-4 year old 15" Titanium Powerbook G4 1GHZ, 1GB, 60GB, 10.3.9 with all the latest updates etc. Today I noticed extreme slowdowns and spinning beach balls when doing such mundane tasks as opening up safari pages, opening up mail, and the like. I checked to see that I had adequate free hard drive space and I do (around 13GB). I rebooted the computer but to no...