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Category Archive: Technology

Firmware updates and futures

Is your Mac likely to receive firmware updates in future? How can you check whether its firmware is up to date? What happens in Sonoma?

July 26, 2023 Macs, Technology

Why don’t custom icons work properly in iCloud Drive?

Why can’t other Macs and devices see custom folder and file icons in iCloud Drive? Why do some suddenly vanish?

July 25, 2023 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Ventura 13.5?

Apple states that macOS Ventura 13.5 includes “important bug fixes and security updates” but gives no further details […]

July 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Ventura 13.5, Monterey 12.6.8 and Big Sur 11.7.9

Apple has released the update to bring macOS Ventura to version 13.5, and security updates for Monterey 12.6.8 […]

July 24, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 213

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 213. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Gaelic […]

July 24, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

How to fix problems with iCloud and iCloud Drive

When should you turn iCloud off to try to solve syncing problems? What use is a Content Caching server? What tools can help diagnose and fix problems?

July 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Obscured by iClouds

Its documentation consists almost entirely of how-to recipes. Is there nothing more conceptual so we can understand its apparently random behaviour?

July 23, 2023 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 213

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

July 22, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

How macOS depends on firmlinks

Without firmlinks, the System and Data volumes couldn’t have been separated, and Secure Boot couldn’t have worked.

July 22, 2023 Macs, Technology

iCloud Drive changes extended attributes

At first it looks like iCloud Drive preserves all xattrs, but actually it cheats and show those stored locally. It’s different when you access the same files from another Mac.

July 21, 2023 Macs, Technology

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