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Monterey 12.0.1, Big Sur 11.6.1 and Catalina Security Update 2021-007: a summary

If you haven’t yet installed any of the updates and upgrades released by Apple on 25 October 2021, […]

October 26, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Which firmware should your Mac be using? (version 6)

This article lists the firmware versions of Macs which have been successfully updated to run macOS 12.7.6. Apple […]

September 2, 2021 Macs, Technology

Dual-booting macOS: Disk structure and Recovery

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Installing two different versions of macOS within a single container brings flexibility as they share free space, a little economy maybe, and complexity – explained here.

August 27, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has now released Big Sur 11.5 update, and SUs for 10.14 and 10.15

Apple has just released the 11.5 update to macOS Big Sur. It’s of modest size, weighing in at […]

July 21, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Is there still something amiss in the M1 firmware?

Erase your M1’s internal storage in Recovery, reinstall macOS and you could see an error in which it failed ‘to personalize the software update’. That’s not easy to fix, as explained here.

June 18, 2021 Macs, Technology

Firmware and Recovery upgrades and downgrades on different Macs

What would happen to a Mac’s firmware if you installed Monterey beta to its internal or external disk? Could that be reversed?

June 10, 2021 Macs, Technology

Which Macs will be officially supported by macOS 12?

Apple should announce macOS 12 next week, but which Mac models will support it? Look in the firmware, not the tea-leaves for this speculative list.

June 1, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to update your Mac’s firmware

iMac17,1 and other Mac models which don’t update their firmware properly can be brought fully up to date. What’s more, Apple Support is now reluctantly sorting this out those who persist with them.

March 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

Why is firmware so troubled?

The last five years have seen great changes in Mac firmware security. As Intel Macs are replaced by Apple Silicon models, firmware may at last be simpler and more secure at last.

March 8, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Users are losing out against Big Sur’s sealed System

macOS 11.2, 11.2.1 and 11.2.2 have come in quick succession. What do they tell us about how difficult it is to update Big Sur’s sealed System volume? Is this the way to go?

February 28, 2021 Macs, Technology

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