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Choosing an Apple silicon Mac

Why is an M2 Pro or Max preferable to an M1 Pro or Max? Is 8 GB of memory sufficient? Can I extend the internal SSD with an external drive? Can I buy and upgrade?

May 7, 2025 Macs, Technology

Can you calibrate your Apple or MacBook Pro display?

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How to create a custom preset to use for your display’s colour profile, how you can make use of measurements of a colorimeter, or adjust white point by eye.

February 12, 2025 Macs, Technology

A brief history of ColorSync

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First released in 1993 to support colour printing, version 2.0 in 1995 brought fuller features and ICC support. Still going strong despite the decline of colour printing.

February 8, 2025 Macs, Technology

How Thunderbolt 5 can be faster or not

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What TB5 actually provides in its Symmetric and Asymmetric modes, why those are most important to connect Mac to dock or hub, and how that can go wrong.

December 9, 2024 Macs, Technology

Getting best performance from Thunderbolt on Apple silicon Macs: a practical guide

From choosing cables and hubs to connecting displays, fast SSDs and other devices. Everything you wanted to know about Thunderbolt.

February 28, 2023 Macs, Technology

Do Thunderbolt hubs impair performance?

Do fast Thunderbolt SSDs slow down when connected via a Thunderbolt hub? How fast are they when reading at the same time? Does connecting a display affect them?

January 26, 2023 Macs, Technology

Explainer: Pixel density and display resolution

If you don’t know the difference between display resolution and pixel density, and want to know why Retina displays work, here’s an introduction.

July 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Calibrating your display in Monterey

Although it’s hidden away, your Mac’s display can still be set to use a custom colour profile. Here’s how to do that

May 23, 2022 Macs, Painting, Technology

Explainer: WindowServer

The master compositor of windows, WindowsServer is a key part of the GUI which runs from when the login window appears until your Mac shuts down.

February 19, 2022 Macs, Technology

AirPlay Display in Monterey

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Monterey 12.0.1 supports the use of another Mac’s display over Wi-Fi or USB, provided that both models support AirPlay. Here’s how to use it.

November 8, 2021 Macs, Technology

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