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Category Archive: Technology

Ulbow version 1.4 is now a Universal App

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Fixes a minor bug and now runs native on all Macs from Sierra to Big Sur beta 3 – including Apple Silicon.

August 2, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Coming NeXT on Apple Silicon

Look forward to Universal Apps, which will show how well Apple Silicon Macs perform. There’s a lot of history buried in them too.

August 2, 2020 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 58

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

August 1, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

LockRattler version 4.26 is now a Universal App

Fixes some minor bugs, and now runs natively on all Macs, including Apple Silicon, from El Capitan to Big Sur.

August 1, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

System 8 runs again – in macOS 10.15

Interested in Mac history, or human interface design? This virtualised Quadra running System 8 is brilliant.

August 1, 2020 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight version 1.9 is now a Universal App

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Runs on all versions of macOS from El Capitan to Big Sur beta 3, and natively on all Apple Macs, including Apple Silicon.

July 31, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apps on the ultimate diet: beyond stripping Universals

Can you strip all Intel executables from a Universal App to make it even smaller? What benefits might there be in building an app for Big Sur only?

July 31, 2020 Macs, Technology

Instant weight loss: how to strip Universal Apps

Will stripping executable code for an unwanted platform stop an app from working? What savings are to be gained?

July 30, 2020 Macs, Technology

Mints now uses a faster algorithm for checking Universal Binaries

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No longer relies on the tool lipo, but inspects Universal Binary information, which is quicker. A Universal App.

July 29, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Time Machine and snapshots

Time Machine has been using snapshots since High Sierra. How can it then use them to make backups to APFS volumes in Big Sur?

July 29, 2020 Macs, Technology

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