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Category Archive: Macs

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 2, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Recovery on Apple silicon Macs has changed again

A new way to enter fallback Recovery can now be triggered during a restart. Here’s a full review of primary and fallback Recovery modes for M1 and M2 Macs.

March 2, 2023 Macs, Technology

How does Time Machine make a backup?

Detailed account from the decision to start making an automatic backup to its final reporting and completion, for Ventura 13.2.1 to local storage.

March 1, 2023 Macs, Technology

Getting best performance from Thunderbolt on Apple silicon Macs: a practical guide

From choosing cables and hubs to connecting displays, fast SSDs and other devices. Everything you wanted to know about Thunderbolt.

February 28, 2023 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 192

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 192. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Brisk […]

February 27, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

Thunderbolt 4 hub performance with 3 SSDs

What happens to read and write speeds of three SSDs connected to the same hub, and working at the same time? Can they exceed the maximum of 3 GB/s?

February 27, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Complexities of Thunderbolt hubs

If you have more than a couple of Thunderbolt peripherals, should you be thinking of getting a Thunderbolt 4 hub?

February 26, 2023 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 192

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Brisk march for […]

February 25, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

What are those XProtects?

Run Catalina or later and there are two XProtects in the CoreServices folder. But they’re completely different, as this explains.

February 25, 2023 Macs, Technology

How to get the Trash working properly

You’re running bit short of disk space, so put tens of GB of old files into the Trash, then empty it. Why doesn’t the amount of free space increase?

February 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

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