after a few days of moderately heavy use, ( running 2 or 3 gui-based apps simoltaneously, typically konqueror, thoggen or sound juicer & mebbe a third ) things tend to get _real_ slow (apps more than system functions) as my swap usage starts climbing... logging out/in alleviates this greatly, but i usually wind up re-booting. i should think 1 gb of ram was sufficient.. perhaps system tweak somewhere would help? charles zeitler : Do What Thou Wilt : : Shall Be : : The Whole of The Law : --Aleister Crowley--