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Category Archive: Technology

What happens when an M1 Mac starts up?

When does an M1 Mac validate its Sealed System Volume? Who designed its display interface? How soon does Find My Mac launch? So many answers found in the log.

December 9, 2020 Macs, Technology

Getting started with Time Machine to APFS in Big Sur

For many, this could be the best reason for upgrading early. Even when it doesn’t go quite as expected, this really isn’t difficult.

December 8, 2020 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 76

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 76. Here are my solutions to them. 1: This […]

December 7, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Can you trust QuickLook in Big Sur?

It’s enough to make you and Edvard Munch scream: every QuickLook thumbnail and preview has rounded corners. They scream out the arrogance of the designer.

December 7, 2020 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Who decides when to quit an app?

When I’ve finished using an app, I usually quit it, only to open it again later. Can macOS manage apps any better than I can, or is it just becoming more like iOS?

December 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 76

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

December 5, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Bad design makes macOS a Tower of Babel

SilentKnight was producing some results in a mixture of English and Dutch. Its environment settings needed correction. When that didn’t fix it, I looked deeper to find language-unfriendly design in a command tool.

December 5, 2020 Macs, Technology

How fast is an M1 Target Disk?

How to connect your M1 Mac in Target Disk mode, avoiding an endless restart loop, and how fast to expect it to perform. Plus more on benchmarks.

December 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

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

December 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Does Big Sur need a bit more Help?

macOS Help system was last revamped in High Sierra, and has worked well. Until Big Sur has problems finding Help books, and shows some in French. How Help should work.

December 3, 2020 Macs, Technology

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