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Last Week on My Mac: MacBook Pro scoresheet

How do the new MacBook Pros measure up against the problems we’ve experienced with existing M1 models, and where are they going?

October 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

Explainer: Unified memory

How does unified memory make Apple Silicon Macs faster? Why can’t you add your own memory? How much do you need?

October 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

Who started that Mac up? How Macs can start up on their own

Odd things can lead to some Macs starting up or waking up spontaneously. Here’s one solution to those mysteries.

October 21, 2021 Macs, Technology

M1 Pro, M1 Max, the notch and Monterey

Peace of mind about how your new MacBook Pro will cope with its notch, next week’s release of macOS 12.0.1, and a pause for Universal Control.

October 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Marking time

Why did Apple release three public betas in a week – macOS 12.0, 11.6.1 and Catalina Security Update 2021-007?

October 10, 2021 Macs, Technology

How Monterey changes Apple Silicon Recovery

Soon M1 Macs will be able to boot from two major versions of macOS, and with new models coming, users are going to have more complex systems. How will Recovery cope?

September 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to run commands and scripts on Efficiency cores

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Although there doesn’t appear to be any straightforward way to run command tools or scripts only on Efficiency cores, there are ways and means.

September 14, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: When we’re almost twelve

Apple’s release season opens on Tuesday. But what’s happening with Monterey – is it going to be complete and ready, or full of beta-features?

September 12, 2021 Macs, Technology

Explainer: macOS scheduled background activities

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Prior to 10.4, Mac OS X used cron, then scheduling became part of the job of launchd. Later Apple added a new subsystem, Duet Activity Scheduler, which continues to evolve.

September 10, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Hurricane and Icestorm

Asymmetric Multiprocessing (AMP) can bring great economy in power and heat production. So why don’t we make better use of it on M1 Macs?

September 5, 2021 Macs, Technology

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