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Apple has just released Big Sur 11.5.2 update

Apple has just released the update to bring Big Sur to version 11.5.2. Once again, this is a […]

August 11, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Should you clean install Big Sur or Monterey?

Why would you want to go to the lengths of erasing your startup disk and installing a macOS upgrade clean? Here’s why, and how to do it.

August 11, 2021 Macs, Technology

Analysing natural languages with Nalaprop

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Identifies, parses and analyses text in any of 8 languages supported by Mojave and later. Ideal for learners, word frequency analysis, and much more.

August 10, 2021 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Squeezing a thimbleful of update into a ten-gallon can

In macOS 11.5.1, Apple has squeezed a thimbleful of a patch into a ten-gallon can of update, more than 99% of which is overhead.

August 1, 2021 Macs, Technology

Why nothing else can back up to APFS like Time Machine does

A lot of what Time Machine does when making backups to an APFS volume remains a mystery. So far we don’t understand the magic used by Apple.

July 30, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to customise keyboard layouts

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You don’t have to create a whole new keyboard layout for occasional access to emojis and symbols. Input Methods and Keyboard Layouts explained.

July 29, 2021 Macs, Technology

Why are Big Sur updates so large?

The macOS 11.5.1 update fixes a serious vulnerability, but does it really take 2.2 GB (Intel) or 3.1 GB (M1) to fix what could only have been a few MB at most?

July 28, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 update

Apple has just released a surprise ‘patch’ update to macOS Big Sur, to bring it to version 11.5.1. […]

July 26, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Is that a thunderstorm coming? macOS 11.6, 12, and Apple Silicon Macs

When should we expect macOS 11.6? When will Monterey be released, and when will the next Apple Silicon models be announced? Here are some wild guesses.

July 25, 2021 Macs, Technology

Six years on from Yosemite to Big Sur

Haven’t Macs and macOS changed over the last six years? Here are fictitious diary entries to illustrate the deep-seated changes.

July 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

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