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High Sierra

HEVC and HEIF: new video and still image formats

High Sierra and iOS 11 introduce HEVC video, and HEIF still image compression. But what good are they?

September 11, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: APFS and High Sierra in trouble

Apple’s release of new iPhones and iOS 11 next week will trigger a series of events which will bring great embarrassment. Its new file system APFS is at the centre.

September 10, 2017 Macs, Technology

Preparing to upgrade to High Sierra

More than any upgrade to macOS before, successfully installing High Sierra will depend on careful preparation – here are some ideas.

September 8, 2017 Macs, Technology

High Sierra release is flawed for many users

In the last couple of days, Apple has revealed that the High Sierra installer will not convert its […]

September 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

When should you upgrade to High Sierra? (Updated)

Should you be an early adopter, eagerly waiting for the release of macOS 10.13? Or would you do better to wait a while? Here are some important factors to consider.

September 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

How to tell whether a problem is in your Home folder

Many problems result from settings within your user account, or in your Home folder. Creating a new user helps you work out where the problem lies, and can work around the problem itself.

August 31, 2017 Macs, Technology

The universal panacea for macOS problems: install the Combo updater

Time Machine not backing up hourly? Troubled by repeated prompts to enter your user password? iCloud Drive playing up? Try installing the latest Combo updater. Updated for High Sierra.

August 23, 2017 Macs, Technology

Extended Attributes: a draft example documentation page

A simple and concise example of a page from the documentation which we, as a community, could readily produce for macOS. Fancy giving us a hand?

August 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

Thoughts on documenting macOS: do we have a project?

We have two options: we can carry on watching the decline in docs, and struggle more trying to solve problems, or we can organise and produce our own docs. No one else is going to do it for us. Want to help?

August 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: We need to document macOS

macOS is now largely undocumented. It’s time to do the job ourselves: what about an open collaborative project?

August 13, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

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