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45) Enable A Solid Background Wallpaper
Ones of those speed freaks if you disable a wallpaper picture and just have a colour you can save your Mac from loading that image. You will probably not notice the difference.
46) Remove Safari Favicons
Although I haven’t seen a big increase in speed with this tip others have. Open up [name]/Library/Safari/Icons and drag this to the trash.
47) iPhoto Thumbnail Size
Use a default thumbnail size for your iPhoto icons. Default sizes are created when iPhoto imports and image. Using a none default size means iPhoto has to resize the thumbnails.
48) Turn Off iPhoto Shadows
Turn off the shadows which iPhoto adds to every image. The extra processing time can be saved and used for something else.
49) Delete iPhotos Trash
Similar to your Macs normal Trash, delete the iPhoto one so it doesn’t have to store the information and track it every time you open iPhoto.
50) Store Aperture Photos In Their Original Location
When importing files into the Aperture library set them to be stored in their original location and not in the Aperture Library file. The Aperture Library file can quickly expand if you don’t keep a tight hand on what you insert into it.
51) Turn Off iDisk Syncing
If you have an iDisk or what ever it is called you could speed up your Mac by turning off your iDisk when you really don’t use it.
52) Learn Shortcuts
You can speed up how you work by learning computer shortcuts. Shortcuts are a lot quicker than going through the menus. A good tool is Keycue.
53) Make Applescripts
On the same line of number 52 you can speed up what you do by making Applescripts and workflows for common tasks. If you do the same task every day, it may be quicker to run an Applescript.
54) Add Cron Tasks
If you do a lot of system tasks and you know a lot about cron and Terminal you could added system tasks to your cron tab. This will enable you to run system tools automatically with out the need for user input.
55) Use A Wired Mouse
A bluetooth mouse is cool, but using bluetooth means it can lag behind. When you are low on battery it makes you work slower because you have to move the mouse more.
56) Use A Wired Keyboard
If you are a speed typer you will want a wired keyboard. If a wireless keyboard lags it makes you slow down, losing you time.
57) Check Your Processor Performance Setting
Under System Preferences > Energy Saver > Options, there may be an option to change how fast you processors run to save power. If your computer is slowing right down this option could be the problem. Turn it back up to get the most juice out of your Mac. Turning it up will use more energy and reduce battery time on laptops.
58) Turn Off File Vault
Encrypting your user folder is a good idea if you have a laptop, but most people don’t need it turned on. By having it on your computer has to work harder to decrypt the information. Turn it off under System Preferences > Security > File Vault.
59) Use LAN Instead Of Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is great for places where cables wont reach, but it tends to be a lot slower. Use LAN when you can. Installing a new LAN cable instead of using Wi-Fi will enable you to have massive improvements when using your home network.
60) Upgrade Your Network Architecture
If you are using an old 10Mbit LAN network it is really slow. Upgrade your network components to run at 1Gbit which all new Mac support. With a new faster network your will definitely see a big speed improvement.
61) Upgrade Your Internet
Although this wont be a viable option for most people. If you can get the fastest internet option available. A lot of things use the internet on your Mac, the faster your internet is the quicker these jobs will complete.
62) Upgrade Your RAM
I’ve mentioned many times about saving RAM. One of the biggest speed improvements is to add more RAM. The more RAM you have the quicker your Mac will run.
63) Buy A Fast Hard Drive
A hard drive with a faster access time will enable your computer to run quicker. This is because it will take less time for your computer to find the applications it needs. This may only be an option for people running on iMacs and Mac Pro’s.
64) Buy An SSD Hard Drive
The fastest hard drive you can buy at the moment is a solid state hard drive. These have really fast access times. If you can splash the cash you may want to think about buying one of these.
65) RAID Your Hard Drives
Another speed tip for people with a lot of hard drives. Set you computer to be a strip RAID. Use the RAID Utility under Utilities in the Applications folder.
66) Upgrade Your Video Card
Most slow downs are visual. If you have a fast video card your Mac can render your screen quicker making your Mac appear to run quicker.
67) Switch Off Application Preferences
A lot of programs have preferences which make your programs look good but increases the time it takes for programs to open and run. Go through your commonly used programs in the preferences and turn off anything your don’t use.
68) Stop Using Classic Apps
A very big speed tip can be found if you stop using old classic OS 9 apps and finder a new alternative. There are hundreds of Mac OS X apps out there so there should be no reason for using them.
69) Find Shortcuts For Your Apps
If you do a certain method of opening a folder or file their may be a quicker way. Use Google or a search program to try and find a quicker way of doing something. You could save yourself a couple of seconds speeding up how you work.
70) Overclock Your Computer
A very dangerous way of speeding up your computer. But if you do want to get a little bit more juice out of your computer you may want to overclock it. There are plenty of tutorials on the Internet. A quick search will reveal them.
71) Keep Your Mac Cool
When you CPU cores heat up your Mac may automatically slow them down to preserve the life of the CPU. If you keep you Mac cool with clear vents you can keep it running at full speed.
72) Reboot
After a while your computer may start to collect a lot of junk in the RAM. The quickest method of getting rid of it is to reboot your computer and start a fresh.
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