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The Finder doesn’t leak memory, but fills it with cached thumbnails

It turns out that the Finder is just retaining all those image thumbnails in its memory for 2-3 days after you last browsed them. Is this what we want?

December 20, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software (Catalina or later), bringing it to version […]

December 19, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has updated Sonoma to 14.2.1, and for Safari in Monterey and Ventura

Apple has just released an update to macOS Sonoma, bringing it to version 14.2.1. On Intel Macs, the […]

December 19, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading visual art: 97 Fairies A

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Found in Celtic and Germanic folklore, they first become popular in Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream”, and established a sub-genre in the 19th century.

December 19, 2023 General, Life, Painting

How to prepare your Mac for disposal, and what about AppleSetupDone?

Step by step guide to passing your Mac on or recycling it. Use EACAS where available. Don’t use .AppleSetupDone which doesn’t work in macOS 14 anyway.

December 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

Arthur: Summary and Contents

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From his conception in an adulterous deception arranged by Merlin, and drawing a sword from an anvil, to his death following wounds inflicted by the dying Mordred.

December 18, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 234

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 234. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Tough […]

December 18, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

What is changing in Mac firmware?

Six years ago, iBridge came for Macs with T2 chips, then 3 years ago Apple silicon models got iBoot instead of EFI. Now EFI support is dwindling fast.

December 18, 2023 Macs, Technology

Heretic or heroine of France? Joan of Arc, the martyr

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The life and death of Joan of Arc painted by Paul Delaroche, Ingres, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Annie Swynnerton, and others.

December 17, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Are your apps built to get the best from Apple silicon?

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There’s more to getting best performance and energy efficiency on Apple silicon. These vary greatly depending on how apps are coded, as shown here.

December 17, 2023 Macs, Technology

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