Chapter 23
Ten Ways to Speed Up Your iMac
IN THIS CHAPTER
Adding memory
Using Dictation and Siri
Banishing the Desktop background
Using column mode and keyboard shortcuts
Customizing the Dock and Finder windows
Launching recent stuff and using the Go menu
Even an iMac with the latest Apple M1 processor can always go just a bit faster … or can it? There’s actually a pretty short list of tweaks that you can apply to your iMac’s hardware to speed it up, and these suggestions are covered in this chapter.
You can also work considerably faster within Monterey by customizing your Desktop and your Finder windows, which makes it easier to spot and use your files, folders, and applications. That’s in this Part of Tens chapter, too.
Finally, you can enhance your efficiency and make yourself a power user by tweaking yourself. (Sounds a bit tawdry or even painful, but bear with me, and you’ll ...
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