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Introducing Viable, to virtualise macOS on Apple silicon Macs

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With configurable CPU core count, memory size and display resolution, it can even run at least two VMs at once.

July 14, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

An illustrated guide to Recovery on Apple silicon Macs

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A step-by-step fully illustrated guide to how to use every feature in Recovery Mode on an M1 or M2 Mac running Big Sur, Monterey or Ventura.

July 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

Virtualisation on Apple silicon Macs: 3 Configuration, VM and boot

How lightweight virtualisation of macOS on Apple silicon Macs lays out its VM bundle, how its builds that in installation, and details of the VM log.

July 12, 2022 Macs, Technology

Dismal write performance of Disk Images

Three types of Disk Image, encrypted or not, tested when freshly made or used and remounted. So many variations, but only one type of Disk Image can be trusted for writing.

July 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Virtualisation on Apple silicon Macs: 2 How does it work?

How a standard developed for virtualisation on Linux has become central to lightweight virtualisation in macOS Monterey and Ventura.

July 6, 2022 Macs, Technology

Why are Disk Images so slow at writing?

A Mac Studio Max has an SSD delivering up to 7.4 GB/s, and a CPU up to 50% faster than a 16-core Xeon. Why does it write an encrypted disk image at the speed of a slow hard disk?

July 5, 2022 Macs, Technology

Startup and Recovery Modes on M1 and M2 Macs

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From Diagnostics Mode to Terminal, a full account of the features available to Apple silicon models, how to engage them, and navigation.

June 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to burn a Blu-ray disc in Monterey

Ideal for storing archives of important files, M-DISC media are intended to last longer than a human lifetime, but are expensive. Here’s how to use them.

June 28, 2022 Macs, Technology

Who needs Ventura’s Accessory Security?

Intended to counter hardware exploits, such as the checkm8 exploit of T2 chips and Thunderspy for Thunderbolt 3, this should prove valuable protection.

June 24, 2022 Macs, Technology

silnite version 7 supports Ventura, M2 Macs, XProtect Remediator and fixes bugs

Extensive checks on security data and settings from the command line. An important update, particularly for macOS 10.15 and later, and Apple silicon Macs.

June 21, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

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