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Category Archive: Technology

Explainer: System Management Controller (SMC)

On Intel Macs, resetting the SMC was a universal panacea until the T2 came along. What can we do instead with an M1 Mac?

August 28, 2021 Macs, Technology

Dual-booting macOS: Disk structure and Recovery

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Installing two different versions of macOS within a single container brings flexibility as they share free space, a little economy maybe, and complexity – explained here.

August 27, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to create a bootable external disk in macOS 11 or 12

Complete step-by-step instructions for installing a new copy of macOS to an external disk, making it bootable. For Intel and M1 Macs of all flavours.

August 26, 2021 Macs, Technology

What’s ugliest about M1 Macs and needs improvement

Memory, support for multiple external displays, bootable external disks, macOS updates, kernel panics, more ports, and more choice of macOS to install are on my list.

August 25, 2021 Macs, Technology

What’s in an M1 chip, and what does it do differently?

Summary and links for the latest information about what’s in the current M1 chip, from differences in caches between cores, to the Matrix Coprocessor and Fabric limitations.

August 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

Apple has just pushed two updates, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

August 23, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 113

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 113. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Amber […]

August 23, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Code in ARM Assembly: Lanes and loads in NEON

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How ARM64 uses its special SIMD registers in lanes, and how they can be loaded with and without de-interleaving.

August 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Throw caution to the wind

Over the coming year in which Big Sur will be eligible for only security fixes, is it going to be a wide choice, or would Monterey be better value?

August 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 113

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

August 21, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

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