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Category Archive: Macs

Explainer: Rosetta 2

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Rosetta 2 is key feature for the transition to Apple silicon, and is also available to run Intel x86_64 binaries in virtual macOS and Linux (in Ventura).

December 10, 2022 Macs, Technology

Liviable now shares folders in Linux VMs, and should support Rosetta 2

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Now feature-complete with support for shared folders with the host Mac, and everything is in place for Rosetta 2 translation of x86_64 binaries within the VM.

December 9, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect Remediator

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

December 8, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Spotlight problems: mds_stores and mdworker in trouble

Excessive CPU use by mds_stores is a common cause of sluggish performance. Explains what it does and what you can do bring it under control.

December 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

An A to Z of keys and keyboards: Input methods

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How to get your Mac to automatically convert an input string like ‘egrin’ into the grinning face emoji, using an Input Plugin.

December 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Viable now supports shared folders, iCloud and more in beta 5

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Now fully supports shared folders, on Ventura hosts running Ventura in a VM. This gives access to faster storage, and to iCloud Drive as well.

December 6, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 180

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 180. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Brisk […]

December 5, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

How to estimate an SSD’s working life

The life of an SSD should be more predictable than a hard disk. All you need is its TBW, and the total amount of data written to it so far.

December 5, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The mobile virtual Mac

Just 4 cores and 16 GB of memory were used for the virtual machine to run Xcode and build apps successfully, but only for local testing.

December 4, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 180

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

December 3, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

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