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Category Archive: Macs

Efficient resilient storage

Storage has to be reliable, efficient and resilient. However, efficiency and resilience oppose one another. What’s the best solution? New file formats, CRC in the file system, or what?

May 27, 2022 Macs, Technology

How macOS copes with heavy workloads on M1 cores

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How the E and P cores in an M1 Max chip cope with the heavy system workload after login, but still give the user the scope to run apps immediately.

May 26, 2022 Macs, Technology

Does a faster external SSD help M1 Macs boot faster?

With the right enclosure, a Samsung 980 PRO NVMe SSD delivers transfer speeds of around 2.8 GB/s. Does that make booting from it any faster, compared with an SSD at half the speed?

May 25, 2022 Macs, Technology

Colour Notes 6: One man in ten

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In some populations, as many as one in ten men has significant colour vision deficiency. What effect does that have on how they perceive paintings?

May 24, 2022 General, Life, Macs, Painting

How to investigate network problems effectively

You might be lucky and solve it by inspiration. When that fails, fall back on a careful, thorough and systematic approach as explained here.

May 24, 2022 Macs, Technology

Current firmware and security data software versions updated

Following last week’s updates, I have now completed updating my databases and listings of current Mac firmware for […]

May 23, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 152

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 152. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Cursive […]

May 23, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Calibrating your display in Monterey

Although it’s hidden away, your Mac’s display can still be set to use a custom colour profile. Here’s how to do that

May 23, 2022 Macs, Painting, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Will Disk Utility ever work properly?

Apple could have chosen to make APFS open source or to document it fully, to help third parties develop maintenance tools. It chose not to, but Disk Utility still doesn’t work as it should.

May 22, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 152

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Cursive handwriting on […]

May 21, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

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