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Do M1 Pro and Max CPUs run slower on battery?

Does your M1 Mac run more slowly when it’s on battery power, or with Low Power mode enabled? An exploration of effects on its CPU cores provides an unexpected answer.

December 8, 2021 Macs, Technology

Landscape Composition: 15 Rhythm

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The more of less regular repetition of form to generate rhythms has long been used in figurative painting, but in the 19th century became prominent in landscapes.

December 7, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Comparing performance of M1 chips: 4 Icestorm

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The E cores on the original M1 and M1 Pro chips appear to be managed quite differently, with respect to the performance of background processes at low QoS.

December 7, 2021 Macs, Technology

Don Quixote 37: The washing of beards

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In which there’s a confrontation between Don Quixote and the Duke’s chaplain, secrets are aired, and the Duchess gets to quiz Sancho and prepares a trick to play on the knight.

December 6, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 128

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 128. Here are my solutions to them. 1: A […]

December 6, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Just like that: the Finder’s failed trick with APFS

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When you try ejecting a single volume of a bootable volume group on an external disk, other volumes are also ejected even though you chose to keep them mounted.

December 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

Sailing by: yachts in paintings 2

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During the early 20th century, yachts displaced working boats in harbours throughout Europe and North America. Paintings from Helleu to Bonnard.

December 5, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: A Christmas Core Carol

Apple’s first quad-core chip, the A10 launched 5 years ago, had 2 P and 2 E cores, but could only run one type of core at a time. We’ve come a long way since then.

December 5, 2021 Macs, Technology

Sailing by: yachts in paintings 1

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In 1826, the world’s first sailing regatta for leisure craft was held. Twenty-five years later, the America’s Cup was inaugurated. Paintings show the rising popularity of yachting.

December 4, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 128

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: A roll of […]

December 4, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

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