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Month: November 2025

Last Week on My Mac: What do those CPU frequencies mean?

Given what we know about the base M5, is it really a significant improvement on the base M4. What features should we be looking at?

November 2, 2025 Macs, Technology

The way of the Spartans 1

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The remarkable story of how Lycurgus laid down the oral laws of Sparta, to create the perfect male warrior. Paintings by Degas, Delacroix, David and others.

November 1, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 332

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: I came […]

November 1, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: Preferences

Hundreds of app preferences are hidden away in ~/Library/Preferences and elsewhere. What do they contain, how do they work, and how can they crash an app before it’s even running fully?

November 1, 2025 Macs, Technology

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