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A lexicon of Mac power adaptors, from MagSafe to USB-C

Which adaptor to use with which laptop Mac. And a detailed directory of macOS features and services around the world.

January 1, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last year’s hardware, next year’s promises

Wondering what happened to the iMac 2018 and the replacement for the 5 year-old Mac Pro? We should see them in 2019, inevitably with T2 chips.

December 31, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Year on My Mac: Out with the old, in with the new

Eighteen new apps for free download – it hasn’t been a bad year. But Apple needs to fix its App Store, as well as delivering new iMacs and the Mac Pro in 2019. And did I mention security?

December 30, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: What is Apple up to?

Apple’s doomed, they keep saying. macOS is going down the pan. But is it? And why is Apple recruiting so many staff?

December 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Where do Apple’s recent security updates leave macOS?

Apple appears to be maintaining MRT, but hasn’t changed detection signatures in XProtect for 9 months. What does this mean for the security of macOS and its users?

December 14, 2018 Macs, Technology

Prepare your Mac for service/repair, and restore it later

Don’t just throw it in a box and send it off: what happens if its internal storage is replaced or wiped? What about protecting sensitive files? Does a T2 chip make this difficult?

December 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has just pushed an update to its malware removal tool, MRT, for macOS, bringing its version number […]

December 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed a minor update to XProtect

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

December 11, 2018 Macs, Technology

When the App Store says to redownload all your apps

What does the iCloud icon mean in the App Store? That the app has to be ‘redownloaded’. So what does it mean when every app you ever bought shows it?

December 11, 2018 Macs, Technology

Rendering Rich Text in Dark Mode

A proposal for ensuring consistent display of Rich Text across apps and tools in macOS, and elsewhere.

December 10, 2018 Macs, Technology

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