Capacitors that overheated, leaked, or even caught fire. Lead-free solder that couldn’t survive being heated and cooled repeatedly. Butterfly keyboards that didn’t work.
Category Archive: Technology
There are substantial differences in the structure of the internal disks in macOS, iPadOS and iOS, as shown here. And there are at least 24 cryptexes now used to support AI.
With macOS support for Intel Macs coming to an end with Tahoe, it’s time to reconsider the role of SilentKnight in the future. Plus two more updates.
Although primarily for compatibility with Tahoe, these include a general refresh and are recommended for all versions of macOS from Big Sur onwards.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
Should you run First Aid on your Data volume before updating macOS, or as routine housekeeping? And how should you run it?
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 312. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Border […]
How a long-deprecated extended attribute can stop files such as images from being found in Spotlight search, and how to fix it.
Since 2007, Quick Look has provided us with faithful thumbnails and previews of images. Then in 2020 their corners were cropped, and that’s not getting any better with macOS 26 Tahoe.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Border lake […]
The Eclectic Light Company 