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Category Archive: Macs

Explainer: macOS updaters

How macOS updaters have changed over the last decade, and why they’re far more reliable, but you can’t download a standalone updater any more.

March 19, 2022 Macs, Technology

Which of Monterey’s features aren’t available where?

You might have been using Visual Look Up for a few months now, or could still be unable to get it to work. How some features aren’t available everywhere, or on all supported Macs.

March 18, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

Apple has just pushed two updates, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

March 17, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

macOS has different strategies for M1 cores

There are two situations when M1 chips confine code to just one of their Performance cores: during startup, before the other cores are running, and when preparing an update.

March 17, 2022 Macs, Technology

How good is Monterey’s Visual Look Up?

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A promising start for a new feature which could, with a little improvement, become a uniquely powerful tool.

March 16, 2022 Macs, Painting, Technology

Hidden controls for system settings in macOS

Some system-wide settings are hidden away in the preferences of bundled apps. Here’s a list of where to look for those and others which aren’t easy to find.

March 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Monterey 12.3?

By any measure, Monterey’s 12.3 update is very substantial, introducing major new features like Universal Control and Spatial […]

March 14, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Monterey 12.3, Big Sur 11.6.5 and Catalina SU 2022-003

Apple has just released the update to macOS Monterey version 12.3, the security update to Big Sur 11.6.5, […]

March 14, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 142

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 142. Here are my solutions to them. 1: A […]

March 14, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Firmware on the change: 2 In with the new

In less than 5 years, Macs have gone from unsecured firmware and booting to a fully secure process to deliver, install and run firmware which can’t be exploited.

March 14, 2022 Macs, Technology

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