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Q&A: Memory in the yellow, issues in the logs

Memory use is always in the ‘yellow’, and my Mac grinds to a halt. Why?

September 20, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: More spinning beachballs

I have seen a lot of spinning beachballs, and my NAS has been labouring. Why?

August 23, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Spinning beachballs and a slow system

Can you explain why my Mac is so slow and shows the spinning beachball so much?

August 20, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Spinning beachballs

My iMac keeps stalling with the ‘spinning beachball’. Is this a memory problem?

July 25, 2015 Macs, Technology

Someone’s been using my Mac

You come into work to discover that your Mac or server have been hacked, or appears to be under the control of an intruder. What do you do next?

July 24, 2015 Macs, Technology

Service with a Smile

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Macs are increasingly reliant on background services, and increasingly vulnerable to their problems. Mastering the services on your Mac will help make it faster and more stable.

May 13, 2015 Macs, Technology

Log race – understanding and using Console’s logs

When something goes wrong with your Mac, the best clues are usually found in the log. Are you scared to open Console, or panic when you scroll through its contents?

April 8, 2015 Macs, Technology

My Mac don’t work – troubleshooting tools and techniques

Like all sophisticated systems, Macs do sometimes go wrong. Indeed in some hands they always seem to be […]

February 10, 2015 Macs, Technology

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