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Category Archive: Technology

Stage Manager for the unimpressed: 1 Getting started

Getting started with Stage Manager, without confusion or tears. How to disable its motion effects, and how to build app and window groups for your workflows.

January 11, 2023 Macs, Technology

Sparse disk images in virtual machines

All you need to know about the sparse RAW disk images used inside lightweight VMs on Apple silicon Macs.

January 10, 2023 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 185

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 185. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Butterfly […]

January 9, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

How plain disk images went sparse in Monterey

In Monterey and Ventura, regular read-write UDRW disk images can now be APFS sparse files, and work more efficiently than sparse images or sparse bundles.

January 9, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: the trouble with better security

How macOS security can have excellent tools and defences, but fail to inform the user of the detection of malicious software.

January 8, 2023 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 185

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

January 7, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

Should you use a disk image or a volume?

Disk images originated in the 1960s, and are still valuable tools in modern macOS. They have their limitations, though, and in some cases should be replaced by APFS volumes.

January 7, 2023 Macs, Technology

Recovery mode problems and how to solve them

If there’s a problem, you may try Recovery mode. What do you do when that proves to be a problem? Solutions for Intel and Apple silicon Macs.

January 6, 2023 Macs, Technology

Lightweight VMs are sparse files, and how to keep them compact

Virtual Machines for lightweight virtualisation on Apple silicon Macs rely on sparse files. Here are tips to ensure they stay small and don’t explode to full size.

January 5, 2023 Macs, Technology

How do you know when macOS detects and remediates malware?

macOS may alert you when you’re trying to open or run a file, with an alert informing you that malware was detected. But what about in scans?

January 4, 2023 Macs, Technology

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