This relates to another thread (Lethargic iMac). Googling this issue
suggests that I might delete the asl.db file. Here's some advice from
Apple:
You can improve performace by stopping syslogd, removing the asl.db
file, and then restarting syslogd: sudo launchctl stop com.apple.syslogd
sudo rm /var/log/asl.db sudo launchctl start com.apple.syslogd
The question is, how do I do all this? How do I stop syslogd and remove
asl.db?
Thanks
Ian
