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Making the most of Apple silicon power: 1 M-series chips are different

An accessible account of how Apple silicon chips use cores of two different types to do their work, and how to get the best from them as a user. The start…

October 3, 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

Last Week on My Mac: Whatever happened to Exposure Notifications?

Last April, Apple and Google surprised the world by collaborating on features to turn our smartphones into contact tracing systems. How did that work out then?

March 21, 2021 General, Life, Macs, Technology

To fly (un)like a bird with JSON and a drone

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Time to take to the air with a Parrot ANAFI drone. Early experiences, sample video and images. Why use a flight simulator when you can fly (un)like a bird?

March 20, 2021 General, Life, Macs, Technology

How to tell Electron and Catalyst apps

Does that app use Electron, Catalyst, SwiftUI, AppKit, or is it an iPhone app? How to find out easily.

October 5, 2020 Macs, Technology

Watching the second wave: Covid-19 wins yet again

Over the summer, the UK has seen steady rises in the number of new cases, but still hasn’t done anything effective to address its Second Wave. Why not?

September 22, 2020 General, Life, Technology

Can QR codes be used to control Covid-19 transmission?

Both New Zealand and England have adopted QR codes in their smartphone apps to prevent spread of Covid-19. How do they work?

August 19, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Why can’t my iPhone or Mac tell me how hot it is today?

There’s a reliable and accurate index for the heat which can’t be measured by iPhones or Macs, and isn’t understood by many anyway.

August 8, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Making the most of technology

What has technology done for us over the last three months of pandemic? A look back with the wisdom of hindsight, and a pub menu.

July 5, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Is it possible to trace contacts using Bluetooth on smartphones?

Is the big problem not privacy at all, nor waking up to contacts, but inaccuracy in Bluetooth measuring distance? And how successful is contact tracing?

June 13, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

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