How To Optimize Your Mac's Performance

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If your Mac is moving slower than a turtle, try speeding up its performance with these steps.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A Mac computer
Internet access

Step 1: Remove startup items

Remove unneeded startup items. Click the apple, go to System Preferences, and click on Accounts. Go to the Login Items tab, and deselect any applications that you don't want to launch every time you login.

Step 2: Shrink dock

Shrink the size of the dock in System Preferences under dock. Also deselect Animate Opening Applications.

Step 3: Turn off sharing

Turn off Sharing under Internet, and Network in System Preferences, if you are not networking between multiple computers.

Step 4: Remove other applications

Remove any unused applications under Other. Control click and select remove.

Tip: If you're on a laptop, check the Options under Energy Saver in System Preferences to make sure the processor performance is on the highest setting.

Step 5: Turn off widgets

Turn off unused widgets in the dashboard. Click F12, and uncheck any widgets you don't regularly use.

Step 6: Delete unused files

Delete unused applications and files to clear space on your computer.

Tip: Download a maintenance application such as OnyX or Main Menu to clear out your computer's cache.

Step 7: Run activity monitor

Check what programs are running by opening your activity monitor in the utilities folder. Turn off any you aren't using.

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[thefamousman]

Because God knows Vista went down sooooo well.

[BlackiceNoku]

That is an awesome user name. Just had to say that.

[RedofYellow]

optional... internet access. Good job. xD

[RespawnNearby]

@ipodtouchspirit what's gay? i didn't know macs had genders!

i presume you hate macs, wtf is the point of searching a video to speed up a mac....

[OUTZONER55]

@Jibabzz windows take longer to start-up.. 

[hejjagedu]

@Jibabzz they're whales. Gay whales

[Jibabzz]

How To Optimize Your Mac's Performance

step 1: Throw that shit in the garbage

step 2: buy a Windows pc

did you know that dolphins are just gay sharks

[mrgamerman1010]

Well so are you ipodtouchspirit

[ipodtouchspirit]

macs are gay...

[darthirakli]

@boyuchuadaniel Wow, that's a lot of money!

[656LEGOGUY]

i dont have a mac and still watch this

[TheHonestTheist]

to optimize a Mac I need a Mac? Really??