iCloud is now used for key services including notarization checks. For XProtect updates, it should be quicker and simpler, so long as you mind the pinniped.
Category Archive: Macs
There are no changes for Sonoma and earlier macOS, and Sequoia 15.0-15.1.1 will also continue working as before. But 15.2 and later work differently, as explained here.
It’s well known that writing Time Machine backups to storage is throttled to slow them down. What’s the point of using faster SSDs that are more expensive if macOS stops them from being fast
Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5284, […]
Can you promote threads set to run on E cores so they run on P cores instead? Can you demote threads set to run on cores so they run in the background on E cores?
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 286. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Keeps […]
Why does compressing a 15 GB file within a sparse bundle run more slowly than would be expected from its write performance?
Why data compression is everyday, and how its performance problems can generalise into tasks of similar structure.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Keeps an […]
Originally Process Viewer and CPU Monitor, in 2003 they merged and became Activity Monitor, similar to the current version. Also borrowed for Xcode Instruments.
The Eclectic Light Company 