Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: The first […]
Category Archive: Macs
From the Macintosh ROM of Classic days, to Open Firmware in Power Macs, and on to (U)EFI with Intel, and ending up with LLB and iBoot in Apple silicon Macs.
Sequoia 15.1 is imminent, and comes with Writing Tools. Most other AI features wait for 15.2, now in beta, and expected in early December. Don’t underestimate Writing Tools, though.
How Intel Macs without a T2 chip boot, and how Secure Boot works in those with T2 or Apple silicon chips. How the latter can still enjoy Secure Boot when starting up from an external disk.
Authentication dialogs differ on Macs with Touch ID support, although they can still use a traditional format. Here are different versions of the dialog and explanations.
How the immutable system of the SSV, the firmlinked Data volume, and cryptexes ‘grafted’ into the directory tree combine to form the boot volume group of Intel and Apple silicon Macs running macOS 15.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 278. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Platform […]
How do sparse bundles and read-write disk images compare with regard to their efficient use of disk space, and in maintenance requirements? Here are test results from Sequoia.
In Sequoia, the Tips app has shot from being hidden in CoreServices to join Apple’s first league apps in the main Applications folder. Is this real change, or merely cosplay?
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Platform executive […]
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