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Curious bugs in Help Viewer and Stage Manager

Not only do Help windows work differently on Intel and Apple silicon Macs, but on the latter they can bring Stage Manager to a grinding halt.

January 25, 2023 Macs, Technology

Recovery mode problems and how to solve them

If there’s a problem, you may try Recovery mode. What do you do when that proves to be a problem? Solutions for Intel and Apple silicon Macs.

January 6, 2023 Macs, Technology

Panaceas: which general fixes still work well?

Is reinstalling macOS still a useful solution to problems? What about installing macOS updates, or resetting the NVRAM and SMC?

December 17, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: Rosetta 2

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Rosetta 2 is key feature for the transition to Apple silicon, and is also available to run Intel x86_64 binaries in virtual macOS and Linux (in Ventura).

December 10, 2022 Macs, Technology

An A to Z of keys and keyboards: Startup and login

On Intel Macs, key combinations determine startup modes and more, but they have no effect on Apple silicon Macs. And how to deal with keyboard problems when logging in.

November 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Firmware and macOS upgrades

The rules of firmware updating explained, and their consequences for each type of Mac. How to refresh firmware on a T2, and how to downgrade it in an Apple silicon Mac.

October 6, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Not a PC

It’s a strange coincidence that Intel and Microsoft came up with similar hardware of P and E core types in a SoC, and identical terminology for thread allocation using QoS.

August 14, 2022 Macs, Technology

Activity Monitor: meanings and misleadings

How to interpret various measurements reported in Activity Monitor, from % CPU to Energy Impact, and how they can be compared across different Macs.

August 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: Virtualisation and Rosetta 2

Ventura can use Rosetta 2 to translate Intel binaries inside an ARM-native virtualised Linux. The impact and importance of this is explained.

June 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: Parallel computing

It delivers detailed weather forecasts for days in advance, and real-time manipulation of elaborate textured 3D models. But more mundane tasks may not get any quicker.

March 12, 2022 Macs, Technology

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