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Making sense of M1 memory use

How can you tell how much memory is being used by the GPU when both CPU and GPU use Unified Memory? Does it matter anyway?

March 1, 2022 Macs, Technology

Paintings of Thatched Cottages 2

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As they were being replaced by tiles and slates, thatched roofs started to become fashionable, and are now popular tourist attractions. Paintings of thatch from the 20th century.

February 28, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 140

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 140. Here are my solutions to them. 1: This […]

February 28, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Does removing I/O throttling make backups faster?

Can you get Time Machine to back up faster by turning I/O throttling off? If so, it this something to do only for large backups, or can it be set as the default? Does it also affect other background processes?

February 28, 2022 Macs, Technology

Paintings of Thatched Cottages 1

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Once the mark of rural poverty, thatched roofs were common throughout the countryside of Europe. Here are some up to the 1890s.

February 27, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: CPU %

Current CPU % given in Activity Monitor can be misleading and has limited value for M1 models. Here’s how to improve it.

February 27, 2022 Macs, Technology

Ukraine Landscapes

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From the Pontic Steppe came many of our languages, domesticated horses, the wheel, and these landscape paintings from the 19th century.

February 26, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 140

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: This multilingual stone […]

February 26, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: Cloud storage

There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch: cloud storage is a valuable adjunct, not a substitute for local backups.

February 26, 2022 Macs, Technology

Paintings of Nils Jakob Blommér: 1 Norse Myths

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One of a group aiming to create a national Swedish art in the mid-19th century, he painted Norse myths in the period 1846-50.

February 25, 2022 General, Life, Painting

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