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Should you risk or resist Ventura Public Beta?

Do you have a suitable Mac you could afford to lose completely for a while? Can you restore your Apple silicon Mac in DFU mode? You could be just the right person.

July 2, 2022 Macs, Technology

Where we’re heading: macOS 13 Ventura

Overview of supported Macs, Accessory Security, Rapid Security Response, changes coming in notarization, and increasing support for Ukrainian.

June 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Better beta-testing

Are you testing or going to test Monterey beta? Advice on kernel panics, the M1 missing boot disk problem, updates and escape routes.

July 4, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to make macOS betas and upgrades safer

Whether it’s a beta of macOS 12, 11.5, or even a release upgrade, installing it is a risk. Here’s how to mitigate disaster by rolling back to a previous release.

June 4, 2021 Macs, Technology

Should you beta-test Big Sur?

Are you tempted to install the first public beta of macOS 11 Big Sur? Read this before making any decisions. It could save you Mac.

July 9, 2020 Macs, Technology

Don’t try reverting a T2 to older firmware

If you’ve been running pre-release firmware on your Mac’s T2 chip, trying to revert to a release version could brick it.

September 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

Should you beta-test Catalina?

It’s so tempting, isn’t it? There’s more to beta-testing than sending reports of problems to Apple. Here are some vital considerations.

July 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Those who are about to

With luck, High Sierra will turn out to be Apple’s nadir, and the vast majority of us preparing to upgrade to Mojave won’t look back.

September 23, 2018 Macs, Technology

Welcome to macOS 10.14 Mojave public beta

The Mojave public beta is exciting. Here’s some advice on installation, and supporting tools available from here.

June 29, 2018 Macs, Technology

Can’t install the Mojave beta on an external drive? Try this

Many developers are reporting that they have been unsuccessful in getting the initial beta-release of macOS 10.14 Mojave […]

June 12, 2018 Macs, Technology
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