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Category Archive: Technology

Bluetooth utilities to help diagnose disconnections

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Tools to help you discover the cause of Bluetooth disconnections, by assessing the link quality and more. For both Intel and M1 Macs.

January 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

M-series Macs

For a systematic compilation of links to articles here about Apple silicon Macs, M1, M2, M3 and M4 […]

January 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Running Intel code on your M1 Mac: Rosetta 2 and OAH

Internally, it isn’t called Rosetta, but OAH. Although itself tiny, its demands on memory and CPU can be great. Details of how and what it does, and more.

January 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

System management and NVRAM on M1 Macs

There’s no SMC, so you can’t reset it. Although there’s still NVRAM (PRAM), that can’t be reset either: full details of both for M1 models.

January 21, 2021 Macs, Technology

Lightweight diagramming with Scapple

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How to use Scapple (App Store) to construct diagrams with the minimum effort, and paying attention to their contents rather than formatting.

January 20, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Bluetooth status is worse than ever in Big Sur 11.1

To get an accurate recent reading of the charge level of trackpad or keyboard, I have to open the Bluetooth status display twice. Why?

January 20, 2021 Macs, Technology

Preference settings and Finder misbehaviour

Something wrong with the Finder or an app, and you want to trash its preferences? Don’t: macOS will defeat you. Here’s how to do that so it works.

January 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 82

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 82. Here are my solutions to them. 1: A4, […]

January 18, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

A Guide to Startup Modes for Intel and M1 Macs

From Startup Manager to Internet Recovery on Intel Macs, and how to engage each of those in an M1 Mac. With comprehensive diagrams.

January 18, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: 1 True Recovery

Intel Macs have 14 different startup modes and variations, each engaged using different key combinations. One True Recovery replaces those with a single action and GUI with help. It’s a big step forward.

January 17, 2021 Macs, Technology

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