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Which Macs will be officially supported by macOS 12?

Apple should announce macOS 12 next week, but which Mac models will support it? Look in the firmware, not the tea-leaves for this speculative list.

June 1, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: How it took 6 months for M1 Macs to work properly

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Soon after Apple started delivering M1 Macs, users found that they couldn’t boot them from external disks. Six months later, this has largely been fixed. What went wrong?

May 30, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

Overnight, Apple has pushed two updates, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

May 29, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

What has changed in Big Sur 11.4?

The Big Sur update to 11.4 is significantly smaller than that to 11.3, and its lists of changes […]

May 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Big Sur 11.4 update, and Security Updates for Catalina and Mojave

Apple has just released the update to bring Big Sur to version 11.4. This appears more modest in […]

May 24, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Feeling fast, the psychology of computer performance

We commonly suffer failures of the psychology of Mac performance, when system background tasks overwhelm the processor and bring the interface to a grinding halt

May 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Changing updating habits

In Big Sur, Apple is trying to change our update habits, getting us all to update early, and run only the latest release of macOS. Its campaign uses installer behaviour, mass psychology, and boot security.

May 16, 2021 Macs, Technology

Explainer: secure boot and boot security

How boot security has changed in the M1 Mac. What it allows you to do, and how it restores flexibility and versatility of external boot disks.

May 15, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

May 14, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Would you regret an M1 iMac?

How ready are M1 Macs now for general use? There are still problems with docks, external boot disks, and using one external boot disk with multiple Macs.

May 9, 2021 Macs, Technology

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