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Category Archive: Technology

Explainer: Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM)

How to discover what’s stored in your Mac’s NVRAM, how to reset it in Intel Macs, and how you can changes its variables.

January 22, 2022 Macs, Technology

Why doesn’t Apple formally support old macOS?

Although it’s attractive that Apple should make its macOS support commitment explicit, it has reasons to avoid doing so. Would it really bring users any benefit?

January 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has just pushed an update to its malware removal tool MRT, bringing it to version 1.86, dated […]

January 20, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Why Time Machine backups can be interminably slow

Is it overhead from sandboxing, the file system, the throttling of I/O, or the limitations of the Efficiency cores? Is there anything a user can do?

January 20, 2022 Macs, Technology

Memory Lane: Grokking memory problems in Activity Monitor

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Activity Monitor’s Memory view is the perfect place to watch for memory problems, such as a leak. Demonstrated here in macOS 12.0.1 and 12.1.

January 19, 2022 Macs, Technology

Did someone forget their password? Getting access to a locked Mac

Maybe you’ve just forgotten the password, or perhaps the owner/user of the Mac is no longer able to enter it. How to restore access to different models.

January 18, 2022 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 134

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 134. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Communion, […]

January 17, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

What does Safe Mode do to an M1 Mac?

According to macOS Help, safe mode stops some software from loading, and performs a check of the startup disk. Here’s a more detailed and accurate account of what it does.

January 17, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: On-board diagnostics

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Handling errors means more than a couple of jargon phrases and a magic number. Designing for error requires the user to be at its centre.

January 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 134

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

January 15, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

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