diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ### setup ###
 
+performance_mode:
+	for x ( /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy*/scaling_governor) { echo performance | sudo tee $x }
+
+
 packages:
 	sudo aptitude install -y \
 		audacity \