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Category Archive: Macs

Which Macs will run macOS 12 Monterey? The answer isn’t simple

Some of the most attractive features of the next major version of macOS won’t be available to all models which can run Monterey. Here’s the fine print.

June 8, 2021 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 102

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 102. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Come […]

June 7, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Code in Assembly for Apple Silicon with the AsmAttic app

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First in a series helping you write ARM64 assembly language for M1 Macs. Provides an app within which you can call assembly routines.

June 7, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: In the recovery position

Recovery on an M1 Mac runs from its own container, which should improve its robustness. It has one simple entry point, and offers a full range of facilities in an integrated environment. It’s a big step forward.

June 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 102

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

June 5, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: what makes a volume bootable?

One command, bless, used to do it all, copying boot.efi to the right place and declaring the volume bootable in its header. Where are we with Big Sur and M1 Macs?

June 5, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to make macOS betas and upgrades safer

Whether it’s a beta of macOS 12, 11.5, or even a release upgrade, installing it is a risk. Here’s how to mitigate disaster by rolling back to a previous release.

June 4, 2021 Macs, Technology

Launching Recovery on an M1 Mac: Booting and control in 11.4

How your M1 Mac starts up in the Recovery mode of your choice, or when it decides you need to take a trip to Recovery to fix an issue.

June 3, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has finally posted standalone updaters for Catalina and Mojave Security Updates

Apple has today posted standalone updaters for its Security Updates released for Catalina and Mojave over a week […]

June 2, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Booting an M1 Mac: external disks and local boot policy in macOS 11.4

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macOS 11.4 brought major changes to the way M1 Macs handle external bootable disks. This explains how this works during the boot process.

June 2, 2021 Macs, Technology

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