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Happy birthday APFS, 7 years old today

Introduced in iOS 10.3 on 27 March 2017, then in macOS 10.13 six months later. It ups and downs, and where it still has further to go.

March 27, 2024 Macs, Technology

How you can now verify iMessage contacts

New with Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2, and watchOS 10.2 is a service that enables you to verify and put more trust in those you message. Full details here.

December 15, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: How quickly can Apple release a security update?

The vulnerability in Ventura 13.5.1 must have been reported to Apple between 28 August and 1 September. On 7 September, Apple released fixes for2 vulnerabilities across 4 OSes.

September 10, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Banishing Sonoma fears

So is macOS slowly merging with iOS, and are our Macs going to be locked down, so they can only run notarized apps?

July 9, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple’s big gamble: the 6th birthday of APFS

When you updated your iPhone or iPad to iOS 10.3 six years ago, you were among the first to use Apple File System, although you didn’t know it at the time.

March 27, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Similar hardware but different by design

The iPad Pro has the same M2 chip as a MacBook Air, a keyboard and trackpad, and a single Thunderbolt/USB4 port, but there the similarities end.

December 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Stuck together or flourishing apart?

So macOS is being swallowed up into iOS? Haven’t you forgotten how iPadOS is trying to establish itself the middle ground between them?

June 19, 2022 Macs, Technology

A brief history of APFS in honour of its fifth birthday

Born secretly on 27 March 2017, it was Apple’s biggest gamble. Introduced in High Sierra, it didn’t work on Fusion Drives and had other problems. Also explains version numbering.

April 1, 2022 Macs, Technology

Securing your data in iCloud

Exactly how does iCloud protect data in Contacts, files stored in iCloud Drive, those saved by 3rd party apps, and your email?

March 3, 2022 Macs, Technology

Why doesn’t Apple formally support old macOS?

Although it’s attractive that Apple should make its macOS support commitment explicit, it has reasons to avoid doing so. Would it really bring users any benefit?

January 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

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