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Manage app power use

REQUIRES

Turbo Boost Switcher Free or Pro, AppPolice

YOU WILL LEARN

How to allocate CPU resources more efficiently across your Mac

IT WILL TAKE

15 minutes

usually very smart when it comes to optimizing its energy usage, whether it’s maximizing the battery life of your MacBook, balancing the demands between multiple applications running at once, or simply preventing your Mac from overheating. That said, there are times when you may wish to reduce energy consumption further, and we’ve dug out a pair of complementary apps that let you sacrifice raw power for longer battery life and a cooler Mac. Pair them with Macs Fan Control () and you have the ultimate toolkit for keeping

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