Does software encryption (APFS Encrypted) result in significant overhead when using faster SSDs with a faster Apple silicon Mac? What about computing SHA256 digests?
Category Archive: Macs
Checksums and CRC can be very quick, but have significant drawbacks. SHA-256 hashes are best, although there are also error-correcting codes used in optical disks.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
How to recognise Catalyst and iPadOS apps from RunningBoard’s job descriptions, and how iPadOS apps are launched differently. And why RunningBoard can take a high CPU %.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 316. Here are my solutions to them. 1: From […]
These updates feature overhauled windows, new app icons for compatibility with Tahoe, and have been rebuilt. LogUI gets a minor tweak that should improve its window controls in Tahoe.
A mystery volume mounts from nowhere, and its name starts with Creedence. This is a cryptex, also favoured in Apple’s Private Cloud Compute. Is it a ghost of the past, or harbinger of the future?
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: From PageRank […]
First public Internet service provided by dial-up modem, in 1992. This is how we configured those connections in 2001, and connected via a mobile phone and Bluetooth.
A slew of new rules to detect novel malware, four changes to behavioural detection. This has been an unusual week for security data updates.
The Eclectic Light Company 