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Category Archive: Technology

Migrating to a new Mac, and claiming Time Machine backups

When and how to use Migration Assistant to move apps, settings and documents to a new or previously owned Mac. Also how a Mac can claim an old Mac’s backups.

November 12, 2024 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 281

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 281. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Second […]

November 11, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Inside M4 chips: P cores

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Details of their frequency, ISA, power use, and how macOS allocates threads to P cores and relocates them. Supported by data from an M4 Pro.

November 11, 2024 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Mac mini M4 Pro first impressions, cores and more

Set up from unboxing in under 2 hours, its CPU cores perform better than those in the M3, differences that are magnified.

November 10, 2024 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 281

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Second major […]

November 9, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of privacy protection on Macs

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After years of limited controls, in Mojave (2018) Apple unleashed TCC and greatly enhanced privacy settings, that have come to dominate System Settings.

November 9, 2024 Macs, Technology

Why % CPU in Activity Monitor isn’t what you think

One of the most common reasons for opening Activity Monitor is to check the % CPU of processes that might be running out of control. How accurate are those figures, though, and should you believe them?

November 8, 2024 Macs, Technology

Which M4 chip and model?

Is an M4 next week a better risk than the promise of a better model next year? Understand how to select the M4 chip suited to your needs, and specify your new Mac.

November 7, 2024 Macs, Technology

Sequoia catches: periodic and VMs

periodic has been removed from Sequoia. AI doesn’t appear to activate in macOS 15.1 VMs, and they may get a surprise update intended for M4 Macs.

November 6, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

November 5, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

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