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Tag: speed up your Mac

5 Tips to Speed Up Your MacBook: A collection of hints to improve MacBook performance

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 11:03 amWednesday, June 19, 2019No Comments

Almost seven years ago, I bought my first MacBook, the one I’m still using to write this article…

Why your Mac is running slow and what you can do to fix it

Friday, June 7, 2019 12:01 pmFriday, June 7, 20197 Comments

It only takes a few minutes to diagnose and fix what’s ailing your Mac…

Sluggish Mac? Here’s how you can speed it up

Monday, January 29, 2018 1:01 pmMonday, January 29, 201821 Comments

Have you had your Mac for a few years? Has it become slow and sluggish?

How to speed up your Mac in a few simple steps

Wednesday, August 23, 2017 11:26 amWednesday, August 23, 20178 Comments

Enterprise, creative or home user — everyone with a Mac should learn a few simple steps…

Slow Mac? It might be a hidden memory hog

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 12:01 pmWednesday, July 12, 201710 Comments

Just hours into using my new 27-inch iMac with 32GB of memory, the system felt sluggish…

Why your Mac isn’t working as fast as it says it is – and how you can fix it

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 11:27 amTuesday, July 11, 20171 Comment

A lot of software from Apple and other companies monitors activity…

Sluggish Mac? Here’s what you can do about it

Saturday, March 18, 2017 12:03 pmSaturday, March 18, 201717 Comments

One of the best things about a Mac is that they often last a long time…

How to keep your Mac efficient and well maintained – part 2

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 12:01 pmTuesday, February 14, 20172 Comments

Macs, like any machine, are prone to break down eventually…

How to keep your Mac efficient and well maintained

Monday, February 13, 2017 4:28 pmMonday, February 13, 201710 Comments

You can minimise both the number and the severity of problems with a maintenance regime…

Five ways to speed up your Mac

Tuesday, February 7, 2017 2:41 pm7 Comments

If your Mac has become frustratingly slow, there are a number of ways…

3 easy ways to boost the speed of your Mac

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 1:00 pm19 Comments

At some point or other you may start to feel that your Mac’s speed isn’t quite what it used to be…

This Old iMac: How to supercharge your Mac

Friday, May 6, 2016 2:01 pmFriday, May 6, 201610 Comments

In a couple of words? It screams…

Things to check if your Mac is running slowly

Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:55 pmThursday, March 31, 201613 Comments

Every computer – yes, even Macs – can slow down over time if you’re not maintaining it properly…

Speed up your older Mac by installing OS X on an external SSD

Friday, March 25, 2016 3:30 pmFriday, March 25, 201623 Comments

There’s a reason that my 2010 Mac Air is zippier than my 2011 iMac, and it all comes down to hard drive…

The 17-inch MacBook Pro report: From slug to sprinter

Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:47 pm29 Comments

When the 17-inch MacBook Pro was killed in 2012…

OS X Mavericks: 4 speed secrets

Friday, April 18, 2014 2:29 pmFriday, April 18, 201423 Comments

Get more performance from your Mac…

10 tips to speed up OS X Mavericks

Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:28 pmThursday, March 13, 201436 Comments

OS X Mavericks is a lean, mean, Mac-running machine, but…

What does (and doesn’t) actually speed up your Mac

Thursday, February 6, 2014 1:32 pmThursday, February 6, 201418 Comments

A faster Mac is always a better Mac, and there are many things you can do…

Mac too slow? 11 tips for speeding up your Apple Mac

Friday, January 3, 2014 5:05 pmFriday, January 3, 201436 Comments

Apple Macs generally run efficiently, but with an older Mac…

Speed up your Mac in five easy steps

Thursday, June 27, 2013 12:01 pmThursday, June 27, 201318 Comments

When your Mac slows down, productivity suffers…

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