Mac Mode

The Efficient Mac User offers 11 tips for returning your Mac to it’s new, efficient form:

1. Clean out Startup Items
2. Turn off Universal Access, Bluetooth, Speech Recognition, and Internet Sharing if You Don’t Use Them
3. Clean Out ‘Other’ System Preferences
4. Check Out What ‘Build’ Your Software Is
5. Clean Out Unnecessary Code
6. Get Rid of Languages and Translations You Won’t Use
7. Cool Off
8. Evaluate Your Widgets
9. Keep an Eye on Activity Monitor
10. Clean Off Your Hard Drive
11. Run OnyX

I just ran through half of these and will do the others on my next break. The Intel Mac stuff doesn’t help me on my eMac, but the other tips are helpful.