Hi Jeremy, I am just started X11, nothing else (of course KDE is running, KWallet, Klipper, KGpg, KDE keyboard tool) but no extra program - it seems not to make a difference - the same effect - if I run Kmail or not - my powerbook just gets hot :-) sometimes the fan is turning on :-( here a screenshot of the activity monitor www.lp-muc.com/screenshot_x11.jpg and here the sample www.lp-muc.com/Sample_X11.txt if I go back to X11-2.3.2_beta1 I don't have this cpu 100% effect - the same configuration - the same programs open - I don't know why, but any other 2.3.2 version had the same cpu 100% effect - if it helps I can reinstall the beta1 and give you an sample process :-) ciao christof -- public key www.hfph.mwn.de/~chwolf/chwolf.asc Please respect my privacy and do not make my contact information available to third parties.