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Category Archive: Macs

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

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

May 12, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Cormorant 1.4: getting more from Apple Archive

Now has three presets to control speed and energy consumption of compression and decompression, together with complete custom control.

May 12, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Inside Apple Archive: performance and control

How to work out how many threads and which cores are needed to achieve a compression rate up to 1.7 GB/s, and how to estimate power and energy.

May 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

Colour Notes 4: Under no illusions

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A journey through some visual illusions show how a simple physical concept of human colour vision doesn’t work. It’s all about perception, not physics.

May 10, 2022 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Inside Apple Archive: more than a compression format

Provided in Archive Utility and three command tools, its LZFSE compression even supports APFS special files like clones and sparse files.

May 10, 2022 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 150

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 150. Here are my solutions to them. 1: One […]

May 9, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

What’s the fastest way to transfer files with M1 Macs?

AirDrop is quick, convenient and as slow as you’ll get. Ethernet all too often runs at only 1 Gb/s. Here are the fastest solutions involving M1 models.

May 9, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Deleting the SSV to free space

The industry has cut out the middleman and destroyed the support pyramid, in which trained staff in dealers addressed minor issues.

May 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 150

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

May 7, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Mac Studio Max and Studio Display: impressions and future

Can you replace an iMac Pro with a Mac Studio Max and Studio Display? For the last month I’ve been assessing this, and here’s my answer in full.

May 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

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