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Category Archive: Macs

macOS 11 is coming, says the body language

Why is the new Apple File System called APFS? And what does it all mean? Decoding WWDC.

June 15, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple updates El Capitan Gatekeeper Configuration Data

Apple has today pushed out a silent update to El Capitan’s Gatekeeper Configuration Data, taking it from version […]

June 14, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple goes for consistency with macOS Sierra

macOS Sierra it is then – but why did Apple choose those names?

June 14, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Jack of all tasks: launchd, and how to run periodic tasks

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If the kernel is the heart of OS X, launchd is its brain. Use it to run periodic tasks such as synchronising folders automatically.

June 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Startup and shutdown key combinations

All the useful key combinations, arranged by function rather than keys.

June 12, 2016 Macs, Technology

Power Management in OS X

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Do your settings in the Energy Saver pane differ from what actually happens? Learn how to use pmset to understand why, and diagnose old battery problems.

June 10, 2016 Macs, Technology

More mapstakes

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When I drove down the drive I had seen on the satellite view, it opened out to a block of flats. The care home had vanished.

June 8, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Monitoring SSD wear and ageing

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Two free tools to check how long your SSD, including those in Fusion Drives, is likely to last.

June 7, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Reducing the frequency of freezes in El Capitan

I may at last have found a way to reduce the frequency of freezing in OS X 10.11.4 and later.

June 6, 2016 Macs, Technology

WWDC: Fix the existing before launching the new

New toys expected include Siri for OS X, and OS X 10.12. Those should really please users with Macs that keep freezing, and bricked iPad Pros.

June 5, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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