With a trademark smoothness, intuitive user interface and uniquely sharp set of tools, it’s not often that a Mac user encounters the gradual slow-down facing most PC devotees. However, it has been known to happen, and that’s why we’ve put together this collection of tips and tricks for you that will help boost your Mac’s performance, protect it against security threats, and allow you to personalise your Mac with bolt-on apps that will augment your range of native utilities. If that isn’t quite enough for you, we’ve also throw in a few guides to upgrading your hardware so that you can soup up your well maintained Mac, and round things off with a selection of FAQs over at the help desk.