Based on a cut-down browser, Help Viewer, Apple Help in Mac OS X has had its ups and downs, and several internal revisions, the latest of which is the Tips app in Sequoia.
Category Archive: Macs
In any M-series family, I’ve always assumed that P and E cores were the same, whether it’s a base or Ultra variant. That isn’t correct, though.
Low Power mode operates pre-emptive control of CPU core frequency to deliver the best compromise between low power use and performance. Here’s how it does so.
Two important catches that can cause a macOS installation to fail in Apple silicon: using the DFU port, and not setting up ownership correctly. Both are explained here.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
Some support USB4, others don’t. Some share the controller, others don’t. Some support DFU mode but then can’t be used to create a bootable external disk on Apple silicon.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 290. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Quiet […]
Which versions of macOS can you ‘dual boot’, should you install them all on the internal SSD, or is a bootable external disk better, and when would you need to virtualise?
How CPU P cores have a frequency limit applied in Low Power mode, and how macOS regulates power use or temperature by controlling core frequency.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Quiet kip […]
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