Users and other processes have very limited control over which threads are run on which type of core. As Apple Silicon develops, this is an area set for change.
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Recent problems with syncing to iCloud have been widespread, and mainly affected apps sharing working documents across platforms. More on changes to OneDrive and their impact.
Apple has just pushed two updates, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
Going from 11.0 to 11.6 required over 50 GB of updates for an M1 Mac. Has Monterey tamed the beast, and reduced them? And which Macs will be supported by macOS 13?
For the great majority of Mac users, M1 series Macs are a big step forward. But some users want the impossible. What can’t M1 Macs do?
We can expect Universal Control in macOS 12.3, but when will Apple get round to fixing the severe memory leak in the Finder’s Find feature?
If you use any of these, Apple’s next update to Monterey 12.3 will bring changes. Start preparing now.
We used to repair permissions of the system until SIP. After a short break, we often repaired them again, this time on preference files. Why did Apple cancel that? Should we still try it for fixing problems?
macOS Monterey 12.2 is of modest size, relative to updates in recent years, at 2-2.8 GB, depending on […]
Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
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