Control Panels

Appearance is needed by OSBooster. But, make sure the 'Smooth all fonts on screen' feature is turned off.

Apple Menu Options supports the hierarchical Apple Menu which is not available under OSBooster - turn it off.

AppleTalk is only needed for networking.

ColorSync is only needed by graphics professionals.

Control Strip You may need this, but we recommend turning it off.

Date & Time You are unlikely to need this.

Dial Assist is only needed if you are using networking over a modem.

Energy Saver. Turn off.

File Exchange. Leave this on.

File Sharing. You should only turn this on if needed. (Sharing a folder significantly slows down your Macintosh.)

General Controls. Turn off.

Internet. Turn off.

Keyboard. Turn off.

Launcher. Turn off.

Location Manager. Turn off.

Memory. Turn off.

Modem is only needed for networking over a modem.

Monitors & Sound. Turn off.

Mouse. Turn off.

Norton File Saver. We strongly recommend turning off all Norton Utilities.

Numbers. Turn off.

QuickTime™ settings. Turn off.

Remote Access. Only turn on if needed.

Speech. Only turn on if needed.

Startup Disk. Leave turned on.

TCP/IP. Only turn on if you are accessing an internet.

Text. Turn off.

Users and Groups. only needed for file sharing.

~ATM we strongly recommend turning this off.

 

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