I've already published an article about optimizing the PC, but how about the Mac? What can Apple users do to gain speed without paying buckets of money on new hardware? Well it's a tricky question because Mac OSX is a Unix based operating system that lacks a register among other performance degraders. Yet I've come up with a few things you can do to optimize your Apple computer.
Watch the space
The bottleneck in any computer is the HDD. The hard drive is very slow and needs to crunch through a lot of data. When it fails to keep up users are confronted with a beach ball, somewhat similar to windows "program is not responding" message. The perfect solution would be to buy an SSD, but this is simply not affordable while maintain an equal level of storage. So you should fall back on option 2: management.
To improve the efficiency of your hard drive, simply remove all the data that is irrelevant. After all, the spinner will have less data to check, thus will be done sooner. Here's a list of things you could do:
Remove trash out of trashcanUncheck unimportant start-up items. Go to preferences > account > login.Remove programs you haven't used in a whileKeep "back-up" files like old documents/videos on an external storage device or in the cloud.Remove emails that aren't of importance.Updates are always better
It's true because updates are improved versions of the initial version, so in theory they should always be better. Sometimes apps receive new code that also makes them operate faster, so you should always keep your programs up to date. Use Apple updater regularly, and check for new versions of your existing software. Trust me, your Mac will run faster when you do.
Purchase latest operating system
Operating systems are the backbone of any software suite, so your computer should always be running the best version available. For Mac that means Mac OS X Lion (a $29,99 buy), available in July.
Use 3rd party optimizers
To fully optimize your computer some 3rd party optimizing software could be considered. Without trying to influence anyone, personally I like MacKeeper. I think that it's a great package because it checks on software updates and lets you remove foreign language files with just the click of a button. Other packages should do the trick as well, as they generally just follow the pointers above.
Optimizing your Apple computer is an easy and quick job. There isn't much I can say because the operating system cleans itself and shows less gains from unorthodox aggressive methods than say a Windows would. However you can always make big gains by relieving the bottleneck, think about that the next time you're installing new software on your brand new computer.
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