cd/dvd & mouse

[jb]

When I'm opening multiple programs my mouse gets sluggish. I was 
wondering if there is a way to give it more cpu time or more priority? 
Would mouse priority be something (nice) can do and if that is the case 
how do I go about it? I'm also setting up a Fedora 3 box and I'm having 
difficulty getting my users access to my cd & dvd. Root has full access. 
I changed permission in users and groups but I still don't have 
permission as an average user.  I know it involves SELinux, I'm just not 
savvy enough with it to know the quick fix. I checked on the web for 
info on both problems and I didn't find much help.
Thanks in advance...
On a side note, has anyone tinkered with xdesktopwaves? If you want 
something unique for the desktop xdesktopwaves is it.
http://xdesktopwaves.sourceforge.net/
jb