I often find my legs starting to burn before the fans on my MacBook Pro finally start to kick in. I know that most laptops tend to run a little bit toasty, but this is just ridiculous. In addition to being a nuisance, it can also impair the performance of your computer. If your Mac is running to hot, The CPU will often down clock its self in order to keep it safe and running. Doing so, however, can effect the performance of your computer.

All hope is not lost though. Enters smc FanControl. The smcFanControl app allows you to manually set the speed of your fans. It is a simple and lightweight program that allows you to change to speed of your fans on the fly. Not only that but you can pre-program default profiles for different situations. Eg. I have three profiles set for different work loads. low,medium, and high. The computer should be able to do this automatically, but I find that keeping the fans at a slightly higher speed make for a much better experience.

If your interested in smcFanControl you can find it Here.

(Supports only Macbooks and MacbBook Pro’s)