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Category Archive: Macs

Saturday Mac riddles 196

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: One rasp between […]

March 25, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

Should you trim external SSDs?

Enabling the TRIM command was once thought important to maintain good write performance on SSDs. What has happened to it? Should we still be enabling it?

March 25, 2023 Macs, Technology

How does an Apple silicon Mac mount a Thunderbolt disk?

Traced from recognition of the cable connection, through establishing PCI streams, to mounting the volume with APFS, and the bonus of a good trim at the end.

March 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight 2.4 improves XProtect Remediator reporting

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Update improves analysis and reporting of XProtect Remediator anti-malware scans, and is for macOS Catalina and later.

March 23, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Fast user switching: how it works and when to use it

Fast user switching enables more than one user login session at a time, but comes at the cost that memory and CPU resources are still required for other login sessions.

March 22, 2023 Macs, Technology

XProCheck 1.4 is easier to use and more nuanced

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Now has more nuanced interpretation of potential problems reported by XPR, and displays a simple summary in a separate reporting panel.

March 21, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 195

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 195. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Don’t […]

March 20, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

How connecting your SSD to a Thunderbolt hub can slow it to a crawl

In the worst case, an expensive TB3 SSD with a regular write speed of 2.2 GB/s could only write at 400 MB/s when connected via a hub and contending with faster SSDs.

March 20, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Providence and provenance

Is provenance tracking intended to make app launch times shorter despite new Gatekeeper checks, or is it trying to make it harder to cheat?

March 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 195

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Don’t let your […]

March 18, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

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