Home > my slow computer > Will downloading more iChat effects slow down my Mac?

Will downloading more iChat effects slow down my Mac?

I currently have all the basic applications, and I have iWork and LimeWire on my Mac. If I download more effects for PhotoBooth and iChat from the Apple website, will my computer slow down? I have a new MacBook Pro.

Downloading effects only uses up hard drive space. If your drive was nearly full that could slow your Mac down a bit but you probably wouldn’t notice.

Things that can slow your computer down will use up processor power or memory. The Activity Monitor will give you a good idea of what’s running and what it’s consuming. There’s a good article below on speeding up the startup of your Mac… it’s tips are useful for resolving a slow Mac in general.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10332743-263.html

Categories: my slow computer Tags:
  1. Dr_Grumples
    March 10th, 2010 at 01:35 | #1

    No…. It will only take up very little space…… Slowing down the computer deals with RAM, The I chat effects runs mostly through your memory…….. BTW Where did you find those effects???
    References :
    I’m on my Mac Book Pro too!!!

  2. Sean H
    March 10th, 2010 at 02:08 | #2

    Downloading effects only uses up hard drive space. If your drive was nearly full that could slow your Mac down a bit but you probably wouldn’t notice.

    Things that can slow your computer down will use up processor power or memory. The Activity Monitor will give you a good idea of what’s running and what it’s consuming. There’s a good article below on speeding up the startup of your Mac… it’s tips are useful for resolving a slow Mac in general.

    http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10332743-263.html
    References :

  1. No trackbacks yet.