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Category Archive: Macs

Self-starting Macs, and other secrets of NVRAM

How to enable or mute your Mac’s startup chime, and other neat tricks of the NVRAM.

November 2, 2016 Macs, Technology

When Sierra won’t install

Sometimes the Sierra installer app fails, leaving you frustratingly still in El Capitan. Here’s what to do next.

November 1, 2016 Macs, Technology

Chimes past: a swan song for the startup chime

The bong has gone, without a bang or even a whimper. Why are the latest Macs mute?

October 31, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Entering Recovery Mode in macOS Sierra: you may need a wired keyboard

Know how to enter Recovery mode in Sierra? It might not work now if you’re using a wireless keyboard.

October 30, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: should Apple give up and go Windows?

So much for an iMac and Sierra as a working platform.

October 30, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

App Store chaos + Power Coma + Time Machine blackout = Friday

When it rains, it always pours catfish. And most of the falling fish came courtesy of the App Store.

October 29, 2016 Macs, Technology

It’s about the interface, not the technology

A whole Mac event devoted to a tiddly little Touch Bar? Has Apple lost its senses? Maybe not.

October 28, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

All about the macOS Sierra 10.12.1 update

Most apps and other software components in Sierra were updated, from the App Store to XProtect. Here’s a more complete list.

October 28, 2016 Macs, Technology

New products for new species

Tempted by a Microsoft Surface Studio? Or maybe Apple will launch something as exciting? Either way, think carefully how you could use it – without incurring injury.

October 27, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Apple pushes more silent security updates

Apple has recently pushed out silent updates to both its Incompatible Kernel Extension Configuration Data (on 25 October) […]

October 27, 2016 Macs, Technology

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