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Category Archive: Technology

Apple silicon: 3 But does it save energy?

Running threads at different frequencies on the same core type can’t save energy and extend battery endurance. That’s where 2 core types come in handy.

February 26, 2024 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: iCloud of unknowing

All you need to know about the main services in iCloud, the limits imposed on them by Apple, and how access to them can be controlled.

February 25, 2024 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 244

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Order an […]

February 24, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

How to evaluate an external SSD

Check its protocol support and expected maximum transfer rate, then whether it supports SMART indicators and Trims with APFS. Finally check its real-world performance.

February 24, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple silicon: 2 Power and thermal glory

How power efficiency is just as important to desktop Macs as it is to notebooks, and the story of the Mac mini in power from 2005-2023.

February 23, 2024 Macs, Technology

iCloud does throttle data syncing after all

You’ve got a good Internet connection and iCloud should be working fine, but won’t sync data between your Mac and devices. Could it be throttled?

February 22, 2024 Macs, Technology

Mints version 1.18 now shows floating-point numbers in hex

Did you know that, in 64-bit double floating-point format, the number pi is 4009 21FB 6000 0000? Now you can discover that, and reverse from hex to regular decimal, using Mints.

February 21, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has overnight released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]

February 21, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Shopping for a faster external SSD

Given that Thunderbolt SSDs are unusual and expensive, should you buy a USB4 model that claims to be compatible with Thunderbolt? Watch out for the traps.

February 20, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan or so, […]

February 19, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

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