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Category Archive: Macs

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

loginwindow does more than log you in

Not only is loginwindow there in its full glory at the start of the user phase of startup, but it’s there until the bitter end.

March 18, 2023 Macs, Technology

Log Literacy: Hunting bugs with Ulbow’s Chart View

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I was having problems in the Twitter app, with it stealing 100% CPU and upsetting WindowServer. Here’s how I discovered what the problem was.

March 17, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Macs running Catalina or later, bringing […]

March 16, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

What is macOS Ventura doing tracking provenance?

How the new tracking extended attribute is attached to apps, how it’s recorded in a security database, and how it’s checked. But for what purpose?

March 16, 2023 Macs, Technology

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