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Category Archive: Technology

What makes a disk bootable?

Simply having a boot volume group with a System snapshot in it won’t get your Mac to start up from that disk, particularly if it’s an Apple silicon model. Some details.

March 16, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple silicon: 6 Security

Secure Boot and its 5 stages, the SSV, support for external bootable disks, the SEP, Recovery, and lightweight virtualisation.

March 15, 2024 Macs, Technology

Ovid’s myths of macOS: password entry dialogs and the death of Semele

Killed by Jupiter’s thunderbolts when she insisted he proved his identity, this myth is a reminder that making something more secure isn’t always a good answer.

March 14, 2024 Macs, Technology

Desktop & Documents Folders in iCloud Drive

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Ever been tempted to turn on this feature, or maybe you use it already? Do you know how it works, and whether it preserves your files fully?

March 13, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan or so, […]

March 12, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Manage your Mac’s battery for endurance and lifespan

History from Mac Portable’s lead acid to the latest lithium-polymer. But how should you manage your Mac’s battery? What about when in storage or heat?

March 12, 2024 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 246

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 246. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Once […]

March 11, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

iCloud Drive in Sonoma: Optimise Mac Storage or not?

It lets you evict files so their data is only held in iCloud Drive, freeing up local space. But would to get into storage debt as a results?

March 11, 2024 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Agatha Christie, dendrites and West Berlin

Making their appearance for the first time in macOS 14.4 are Agatha Christie’s detective Hercule Poirot, branches from nerve cells, and isolated fragments of states. What can they be?

March 10, 2024 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 246

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

March 9, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

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