Ooh, and if the speed button doesn't work, try scrolling down the page or clicking on a new page. taking the graphics out of play should give it a speed boost
Those of you saying there aren't enough waves for points, upgrade max lives. You get more points for having more lives at the completion of a level. And those saying not enough $, or too much cost, I've beaten the first 6 levels using no more than 7 mushroooms each. usually not even putting elements on them until the end when i've got extra $