RESOLVED: Spinning Beach Ball every 10-Minutes

[dthurman]

I see 2 options that are suggested, setting up a fake sync account to know where and set to manual, and looks like delete it. The other is to install QuickMenu and use their feature of kill ActiveSync, but wow there is a super cool Task/Window Manager I found (WkTaskL), why is there so many choices.

I will try and do the QM first and see if that resolves it.

Don't think it's my GPS as it wasn't doing it for the first month I had the HTC TP, and I used the crap out of GPS. But that will be on my list as well.

Thanks. If I do get any resolution, I will be sure to post my success for future travelers

[dthurman]

Originally Posted by chronster

when i first got my phone i noticed the same thing, but i found on my phone it was the rss reader scheduler. If yours wasn't setup then its probably something different. sorry i couldnt help more

Actually I am glad you pointed it out, I noticed some good RSS feeds and subscribed to them, but doing it manually, never have too much to read

BTW I gave you a Thanks for the RSS feed.

[dthurman]

Well looks like the true culprit isn't ActiveSync but GoogleMaps.exe is kicking on and sucking all kinds of CPU 40%!!! when it runs!

Leave it to Google to not just want my search and mail traffic, but now all my CPU time!

It never did it before, I wonder if they have released an update in the last few weeks that I grabbed

To fix my problem I opened Google Apps, and selected Maps, then went into the menu on the lower right, unchecked Use GPS and then Exit, when it ask if I wanted to Continue to Share your location with Latitude? I said No!

(I like using GoogleMaps at times and thing the Big Bother App Latitude is very cool in a sort of CIA/Spy way

I monitored with Task Manager and it hasn't appeared again.

So sorry ActiveSync my deepest apologies, though still it kicks on and I am going to stop it.

I found this at XDA for the ActiveSync issue and thanks to those guys for a relatively painless fix:

Thanks gadjet for the tutorial and kbywg for the lead!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...3&postcount=81

[DarrenUtd]

ActiveSync is not just for syncing over USB. Do you use an Exchange server for your e-mail? If so, then ActiveSync will periodically be syncing. It will run and show up in your tasks list.

[dthurman]

Originally Posted by DarrenUtd

ActiveSync is not just for syncing over USB. Do you use an Exchange server for your e-mail? If so, then ActiveSync will periodically be syncing. It will run and show up in your tasks list.

I was using it in the past to sync my contacts and calendar at Google, but didn't like how contacts wouldn't let me change the name order last, first instead of first last.

All is good now, my Touch Pro is snappy like when I got it, if I need to us Latitude then I will turn it on and deal with it and turn it off when done playing.

As for ActiveSync, I turned it back to normal and all is fine, no beachball.

Task Manager is the tool that helped me track it down, I forgot all about some type of CPU monitoring, I do it on my Mac all the time when it gets sluggish.

I wanted to say thanks to all you guys for the tips and to PPC Geeks and XDA for all the great insights and apps!