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Category Archive: Technology

Making the most of Apple silicon power: 1 M-series chips are different

An accessible account of how Apple silicon chips use cores of two different types to do their work, and how to get the best from them as a user. The start…

October 3, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Do you still need that external bootable disk?

In the past, a second, cloned bootable volume on a separate disk was a great advantage. Cloning has become harder, and Recovery better. What should you do now?

October 2, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 171

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

October 1, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Copy, clone, backup: is there a difference?

Copies, clones and backups are three different things. Here their differences are explained with examples from APFS and modern macOS.

October 1, 2022 Macs, Technology

Did Monterey’s updates get any smaller?

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Over its year as the current version of macOS, how big were Monterey’s updates? Did they improve over those of Big Big Sur, and make updating any easier?

September 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just pushed its regular fortnightly update to XProtect Remediator security software for Macs running Catalina or […]

September 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

Preparing to upgrade to Ventura

Suggestions to help you start planning to upgrade to macOS Ventura when it’s released in the coming weeks.

September 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

Where to find Gatekeeper?

What and where is the Gatekeeper app or service? The answer is that it’s a collaborative system or technology to check apps and ensure that only trusted software is run.

September 28, 2022 Macs, Technology

Should you run a Linux server on Apple silicon?

Running Linux on an Apple silicon Mac may now be straightforward, but it presents challenges for installation and management.

September 27, 2022 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 170

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 170. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Checked […]

September 26, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

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