OS X

6 Easy Tips to Speed Up OS X Yosemite on Your Mac

Checking the option to "Reduce transparency" can dramatically speed up animations in OS X Yosemite.

OS X Daily has a great post out about how to speed up OS X Yosemite on older (and newer) Macs. Step 1, "Disable The Eye Candy Transparent Windows & Effects", has done wonders for me. Animations in Mission Control and swiping in full screen mode are much smoother.

Dictation: The best Apple iPhone / Mac timesaver for perfectionists

Dictation: The best Apple iPhone / Mac timesaver for perfectionists

The solution to email writing pain is Apple's Dictation tool for iPhone iOS and Mac OS X. If (like me) you're the kind of person who over-thinks and self-edits as they type, dictation will really help you speed up your writing.