So, you’ve been using your Mac for awhile now, and things aren’t quite as responsive as they once were. That is totally normal, sadly. That said, there is an easy trick that you can do that can help speed up your machine substantially.
In System Preferences, go to the Accounts pane. Now, go to the Login Items tab. Look over what is on the auto-launch list. There might be some stuff that you want to leave alone. For example, iTunesHelper and SpeechSynthesisServer. That doesn’t mean you can’t start tossing out third party apps that you don’t need to auto-launch every time you log into your account. Trimming out a couple apps here and there will make your start-up time much shorter, and will probably help out in overall performance as well.
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November 10th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
What does iTunesHelper do anyway?
November 10th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Found it:
ituneshelper.exe is a process belonging to Itunes MP3 streaming tool by Apple, which allows you to play MP3’s. This process speeds up iTunes when it starts, and the program also monitors for connected iPod devices. This is a non-essential process.Disabling or enabling it is down to user preference. http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/ituneshelper/
November 10th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Thanks for commenting, and then finding a helpful link. Your participation is appreciated! :-)
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November 10th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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November 10th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
http://su.pr/6O9vxj – Keep your Mac running smoothly by removing unneeded crap.
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