Krook010 wrote:My computer is a 27-inch Imac bougt in 2010. It has a 2.8 Ghz intel Core i5 processor, 4 GB 1333 Mhz DDR3 ram and a ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB Videocard. The harddisk is a 1TB SATA harddrive. I cannot find the startup items, because I dont know where to look for it.In de system overvieuwsoftwareStartup items says 'No information foundTo locate startup items go to:System Preferences-Users & Groups-select the user on the left then click the login items tab.Also 4GB of RAM is not that much these days.
Oct 03, 2019 Open the Start menu. This is in the bottom left corner of your computer screen. Visual effects in Windows 8 and 10 were designed for relevant brand-new machines; if you updated to one of these operating systems with an older computer, you've probably noticed some significant slow-down. Turning down the visual effects will speed up your computer.
I would strongly recommend you use Activity Monitor to see if there are any applications taking a large percentage of CPU and see if 4GB is enough for your needs. Apple explains how to use AM in. Well i have 16 GB Ram i7 CPU on Mac Mini, with 1 TB drive (400GB used)it takes about 6 minutes to reach desktop after watching a slow loading bar for about 5 minutes, then desktop icons take about 4 minutes to loadever since Mavericks16GB Raam with an i7 should be able to load it in 5 seconds!When i first bought the device it loaded in about 30 seconds all stagesall Macs did.
It used to be an advert showing how fast a Mac loads c ompared to WinfowsNow windows could get their own back by making an identical ad, but now showing how Mac is much slower to boot than modern windows 10 devices.All my friends also say that their Macs now boot ten times more slowly than before. But my Mac Mini definitelyt loads a lot slower than my Macbook Air. IMac and Mac Mini both very slow to Load.To be honest, if i were to pinpoint when my macs started to have problems, its precisely when Apple moved from iClod to iCloud Drive. Exactly same time. Interesting assumptions however they are all incorrect. My 2011 iMac has worked perfectly since day one, it has 24GB RAM (I ONLY buy either Crucial direct or OWC), other RAM has proven problematic.
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(My “new” Chromebook.)Maybe your older MacBook doesn’t meet the, or your child’s school decided to switch to. Either way, there’s now a very simple way for you to convert that semi-retired Mac into a Chromebook-compatible device.can run on a huge number of devices — PCs as well as Macs — but for this article, we’re going to concentrate on one thing: how to turn an older Mac into a Chromebook.For individual users, CloudReady is free, meaning that you can give it a try without spending a dime. So how is it done? Simply follow the steps below to find out:1.) Make sure your Mac is certified to run CloudReady. (Chrome App Launcher on a Mac.)10.) Click on the Recovery icon to launch the Chromebook Recovery Utility. When prompted, plug in the flash drive. It is erased and the Recovery media is created.
Remove the flash drive when you’re done, and now let’s move to the old Mac.11.) Make sure that everything you need is off of the old Mac, because installing Chromium OS on this device is going to wipe out everything on the internal drive.12.) Power down the Mac, then plug the flash drive into one of the USB ports.13.) Hold down the Option key on the keyboard, then power the Mac back on. Pressing the Option key while booting displays all of the available boot devices, which should include whatever version of OS X you had installed, the OS X recovery partition, and the flash drive, which will be listed as EFI Boot (outline in red on the image below). Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select the flash drive, then press the return key. (Sign in to your Chromebook.)16.) “Howdy, User.” Once you have been greeted by your Chromebook (see image below), it’s a good time to check out the quick tour of Chromium by clicking the Take a tour button.17.) Pretty fast tour, isn’t it? Well, you’re not done yet. Go over to the lower right-hand corner of the screen and click that little image of you.
A menu appears, and the top item on the list under your name is “Install CloudReady”. Wait, didn’t you already do this? No, you actually booted off of the flash drive. Here, you’ll launch a CloudReady installer that installs a copy of CloudReady onto your Mac/Chromebook hard drive. Click the Install CloudReady button. (Select the Standalone option.)19.) This time, the only choice you have is to boot right into CloudReady and Chromium. You’ll hear the standard Mac startup tone, but you’re not going to see the Apple logo on the screen.
Instead, you’re greeted with “Welcome to Grub!” (a boot loader) in text and shortly thereafter your face appears on the screen, signaling that you can log in.20.) Once you log in again with your Google account, you can go wild with installing Chrome apps from the Chrome Web Store. Since the only thing on your toolbar will be the Chrome browser, do a search for “Chrome Web Store” and then follow the link.So, how does it work? Surprisingly well. Who wants to be a millionaire powerpoint game.
The boot time can be a little slow, but once the system is up and running you have access to a world of Google and third-party apps. If you’re already using Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive or any of those other apps on your Mac or PC, they’re available from the browser on your Chromebook. Want to listen to music or watch movies from your favorite non-Apple services?
Players for Spotify, Google Play, Netflix and more are available.A word of warning, though — some of the apps and browser extensions in the Chrome Web Store are just plain flaky, and it doesn’t appear that there’s as much proper vetting of apps going on as you see in the Apple App Stores. But for those of you who may be working in that world already, converting an unused Mac to Chromium using CloudReady is a fascinating alternative to just letting it gather dust.Related article:Note: The Rocket Yard has no affiliation with the software mentioned in this article and receives no benefit related to this support (other than a benefit we all share in the continued support of these applications). If you appreciate the function or functionality this software offers, we encourage you to support the authors.Related Reading. Get notified of new posts!Email AddressSubscribe. Recent Posts.Macs last a long time. Don't plunk down your hard earned money on a new Mac when an upgraded Mac can run faster than a new Mac. We have the best upgrades and support for Macs: The easiest and most cost effective way to get the most from your Mac.
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