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System settings that aren’t in System Settings

Where would you set the default call handler for macOS? And where in System Settings do you set the default web browser?

July 29, 2023 Macs, Technology

Hidden controls for system settings in macOS

Some system-wide settings are hidden away in the preferences of bundled apps. Here’s a list of where to look for those and others which aren’t easy to find.

March 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

FaceTime’s new effect and modes

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Portrait mode, which affects video, and two new microphone modes are interesting additions to Monterey for some Macs. Here are full details.

November 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

More memory leaks in Monterey 12.0.1: how to avoid them

Is Monterey burning your memory away? Here are two reproducible memory leaks which could explain that, plus two more than might.

November 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Problems with FaceTime video on macOS or iOS?

Apple has clearly put its FaceTime video service as a top priority feature for support at present, to […]

April 12, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Surprise Supplemental Update

in a Ghost Train or Dark Ride, one minute everything’s gone black, then all hell breaks loose. Just like a T2 Mac installing a macOS update.

April 12, 2020 Macs, Technology

Mojave 10.14.6 can still panic MacBook Pro 15-inch 2018 and 2019 models

Some MacBook Pro users may still suffer sporadic kernel panics because of firmware bugs in any release of […]

September 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

Privacy protection can pay off when it’s allowed to

For once, Mojave’s privacy protection worked in favour of the user, in stopping Zoom’s old app from regaining access to your camera and microphone.

July 19, 2019 Macs, Technology

What has changed in the Mojave 10.14.3 Supplemental Update?

macOS Mojave’s Supplemental Update for 10.14.3 is claimed to fix three security vulnerabilities: The widely-described Group FaceTime bug […]

February 8, 2019 Macs, Technology

macOS Mojave 10.14.3 Supplemental Update fixes Group FaceTime bug (updated)

Apple has just released a Supplemental Update to macOS Mojave 10.14.3, which fixes the recently-reported vulnerability affecting Group […]

February 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

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