Mark Alan Thomas wrote:
Maybe it's that "check for updates" pref. I keep that off.
Thanks for the idea: I've now turned mine off too - I'll let you know if there is any improvement in that regard.
PS - I've gotten so testy in this forum that I thought you were giving me a bad time when I first read your post, then I realized it was in earnest (wasn't it? 
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Cheers,
Rob