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Category Archive: Macs

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 139

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 139. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Reverse […]

February 21, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Can you back up iCloud documents?

iCloud Drive just works. Time Machine just works. So Time Machine should back up the contents of your iCloud Drive? Maybe not.

February 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Do we have custom access?

Have you found Time Machine docs helpful in solving problems? Do you know what “custom access” means in the Permissions section of Get Info?

February 20, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 139

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

February 19, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: WindowServer

The master compositor of windows, WindowsServer is a key part of the GUI which runs from when the login window appears until your Mac shuts down.

February 19, 2022 Macs, Technology

How can you trust a disk to write data?

All disks cache data to be written, which makes benchmarking them tricky. It has more serious consequences which macOS tries to allow for in file systems and backups.

February 18, 2022 Macs, Technology

Can’t upgrade to Monterey? Try these

Upgrading to Monterey is simple for the great majority of users. But what can you do if you can’t get it to install? Here are plenty of options.

February 17, 2022 Macs, Technology

Permissions and ACLs

macOS now adds special permissions to standard folders including your Home folder, and its special folders inside it. This explains those ACLs and how to fix them.

February 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

Understanding and managing Time Machine snapshots

Why Time Machine makes snapshots, and how they can grow and apparently consume free space. What you can and should do to manage this.

February 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Big Sur 11.6.4 and Catalina Security Update 2022-002

Apple has today released two security updates, bringing Big Sur to version 11.6.4, and Catalina Security Update 2022-002. […]

February 14, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

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