Signs of an SSD going down may be confusing, but when random apps seem to freeze, be suspicious. Diagnosis and recovery are also covered.
Category Archive: Technology
How Apple and third-party developers can update the apps you use without your being aware, even if you have automatic updates disabled.
An essential update for anyone with an Apple Studio Display, as it now checks their firmware and tells you when it’s out of date, even on multiple displays.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 145. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Not […]
Mints gains a new tool to examine the activities of triald and trial in the Unified log. Here’s a quick survey of what happens in a quiet day.
We’ve recently discovered a macOS service for ‘trials’ which runs ‘experiments’. Why hasn’t Apple told us, and explained its implications for our privacy?
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Not a quick […]
Should you be scared of ‘bricking’ your Mac? Just what does it mean, and what could you do about it? Don’t panic: it’s not a dragon to be slayed.
Born secretly on 27 March 2017, it was Apple’s biggest gamble. Introduced in High Sierra, it didn’t work on Fusion Drives and had other problems. Also explains version numbering.
The update to bring Monterey to version 12.3.1 is very small, and close to the minimum update size. […]
The Eclectic Light Company 