Still very useful procedures for Intel Macs, resetting the SMC within a T2 chip is more complex. Used wisely they can resuscitate a failing Mac.
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Why do macOS updates keep updating firmware? Is it full of bugs or what? And just what does firmware do?
From a boot loop to almost any other glitch that occurs after a macOS update, guidance as to how best to recover and fix it.
The spinning beachball, a juddery interface, and fans running full pelt: what’s CPU doing in Activity Monitor, and what should you do about it?
Sometimes, a cold boot fixes problems not fixed by a simple restart. Why, and which problems is it better at fixing?
Apple needs to widen the gap between late Intel and Apple silicon Macs without locking Intel Macs out, mature Stage Manager, fix System Settings, and more.
Some Intel Macs without T2 chips have firmware updates with last week’s security updates. Here are the details.
In just over a month, Apple is expected to announce macOS 14. How many Intel Macs without T2 chips are likely to be supported? What about their firmware?
Why should you trim an SSD? How to tell whether an SSD needs trimming, finding out whether it has trim support, and whether it does trim.
T2 and Apple silicon Macs always encrypt the Data volume in internal storage. So why bother with enabling FileVault? And can you do that on external bootable disks?
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