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Category Archive: Macs

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 196

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 196. Here are my solutions to them. 1: One […]

March 27, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

Apple’s big gamble: the 6th birthday of APFS

When you updated your iPhone or iPad to iOS 10.3 six years ago, you were among the first to use Apple File System, although you didn’t know it at the time.

March 27, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Are you ready for 13.3 or 9.1?

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Before you update to macOS Ventura 13.3, step through these instructions for upgrading to Mac OS 9.1 from January 2001.

March 26, 2023 Macs, Technology

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

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