How different parts of a Mac acquired their own memory, such as VRAM, and why Apple silicon chips have unified that, and the limitations that brings.
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Adds reporting to both text and JSON files, runs from standard user accounts, and fixes several other issues. For Apple silicon Macs only, macOS 15.6 and later.
Completely rewritten using SwiftUI, this now excludes macOS updates from those it downloads and installs, and caters better for Apple silicon Macs running Sequoia and later. Please give it a try and comment.
Golden Gate is bringing more than AI. Here are some of the improvements already detailed, some cautions to be aware of, notes on running GG in a VM, Intel support info, and an app update.
Not sure which Retina quality displays you can use with your Apple silicon Mac? This site has all the answers and more.
When you need to check what’s in a potential phishing email, run a locked-down virtual machine for safety, as explained here.
Video and audio don’t appear to sync correctly when played back in a macOS VM on an Apple silicon host. Have you noticed the same or similar problems?
My friend took it to extremes, travelling everywhere with a 30-foot rope in his suitcase. But he was right: would you be able to get to the fire escape? How that applies to problems with the structure of the internal SSD of an Apple silicon Mac.
Virtualising macOS, Linux and Windows on Intel Macs has been relatively straightforward, and device support left to the developer. That won’t work for Apple silicon Macs. This explains what happens, its strengths and limitations as a result.
Introduced 15 years ago, what was originally a Recovery partition has become complex in Intel Macs, and completely different in Apple silicon, with a fallback.
