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Category Archive: Technology

Does iCloud+ Private Relay reduce network responsiveness?

Do you think that iCloud+ Private Relay is reducing network responsiveness or performance? These results may surprise you.

December 11, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: A new vision for macOS utilities

When was the last time a WWDC session focussed on a utility, or one was singled out in features for the next macOS? It’s time to reimagine the utilities in macOS.

December 10, 2023 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 233

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Intense burning puts […]

December 9, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

Where have the network tools gone?

A few years ago, there were 3 tools for diagnosing network problems: Network Utility (gone in Big Sur), Wireless Diagnostics, and Network Diagnostics (also gone). And what can networkQuality tell you about Private Relay?

December 9, 2023 Macs, Technology

How AppleCare has changed with AppleCare+

AppleCare+ combines extended warranty on defects with insurance cover for accidental damage. This explains the benefits now offered for Macs.

December 8, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

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

December 7, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

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, […]

December 7, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Evaluating M3 Pro CPU cores: 5 Quest for the AMX

Assessing throughput using tests of fast Fourier transforms and sparse Cholesky factorisation from the Accelerate library. Is there an AMX there?

December 7, 2023 Macs, Technology

Time Machine in Sonoma: how to work around its weaknesses

How to back up all your iCloud Drive documents, minimise snapshot size, keep integrity checks in important files, and more.

December 6, 2023 Macs, Technology

Evaluating M3 Pro CPU cores: 4 Vector processing in NEON

Differences in vector processing performance between the M1 Max and M3 Pro, and in their use of power. Their frequency control is more complex.

December 5, 2023 Macs, Technology

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