When i first started using skritter everything worked great. recently, when i draw characters they appear really slowly. It only happens on one computer in my home so I'm thinking there is something wrong with it. Any ideas?

Try closing other tabs and programs that might be using many resources, like Gmail or Outlook. If that doesn't help, you might want to consider trying a different browser. Google Chrome is often the fastest on Windows, and Safari has been faster recently on Mac (although it does vary from computer to computer).

hmm, i'm using google chrome and its still slow even on my fast computer. what part of my computer is powering skritter? maybe i need to update a driver or something

It's strictly a CPU thing, unless you're somehow memory-limited. You could look at your task manager to see what's using your CPU and memory.

Also, look at this page to find out what Flash player version you have:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html

What are you using to draw characters--a mouse, a Wacom, something else?

We'll figure this out!