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Category Archive: Technology

Inside M1 Macs: Time and logs

Time has changed in M1 Macs, with the Mach clock ticking every 41.67 nanoseconds. This affects all log entries too, and works differently in Rosetta.

November 27, 2020 Macs, Technology

Introducing your new M1 Mac

First update it to 11.0.1. Here are details of the problems which can arise and how to solve them, from unenrolling from betas to using Configurator to Revive an M1 Mac.

November 26, 2020 Macs, Technology

macOS has checked app signatures online for over 2 years

Why does it take 2 years to realise that macOS has been checking signing certificate validity online?

November 25, 2020 Macs, Technology

How big is Xcode?

The answer could be anything from 15 to 32 GB. Maybe the Finder’s just having a wild guess? Numbers courtesy of Big Sur and APFS.

November 24, 2020 Macs, Technology

Compress and decompress files using AppleArchive

A new feature in Big Sur, which provides ready access to fast, efficient compression and decompression. Here’s first look and test app.

November 24, 2020 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 74

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 74. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Like […]

November 23, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

How Big Sur checks Universal Apps

If you were to strip unwanted code from a Universal App, would it still pass Big Sur’s strict security checks?

November 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Backstage heroes

Singing the praises of third-party developers who gave up their summer to work on their products to ensure they let us upgrade to Big Sur.

November 22, 2020 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 74

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: Like lightened […]

November 21, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

How to move Apple Installers around via AirDrop

AirDrop is very convenient, but sets the quarantine flag, which can break Apple’s installer apps. Here’s how to remove those flags in a couple of minutes.

November 21, 2020 Macs, Technology

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