@beastmastermason, if your cpu is tagged at 100%, unfortunately the only solution to get significantly more hashrate is to get a faster cpu. You should try the recompile command within EZSTEEM though, it's been updated to 0.12.2. To do this enter these commands: cd /var/EZSTEEM && sudo git pull && sudo bash EZSTEEM.sh
tldp.org is a good start to learn about linux and bash :) . Unfortunately I am not in Michigan! If you need further assistance do not hesitate to contact me in the Steem Slack