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Last Week on My Mac: Unfinished business

Each year, the last major version of macOS is abandoned, incomplete and still full of bugs. Apple needs to reconsider, and complete the cycle by bringing them to marketable quality before moving on.

November 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

You can still sync apps and ringtones with iTunes 12.6.3

If you want to continue to use iTunes to download and manage iOS apps and ringtones for your […]

October 10, 2017 Macs, Technology

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

Poor coverage: the battery killer

Patchy mobile signal coverage is a sure way to flatten your iPhone or iPad battery very quickly. There must be a better solution than Airplane mode.

September 2, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

Consolation 2.2b1 can now open any new-style ‘unified’ log, from macOS, iOS, watchOS, or tvOS

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This version allows you to open, browse, and analyse any .logarchive bundle, from a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or more. Ideal for forensic analysis.

May 29, 2017 Macs, Technology

Hasn’t macOS changed? How it doesn’t work like it used to

macOS doesn’t work like it used to. With heuristic task dispatching and sensitivity to factors like quality of network service, troubleshooting can get fiendishly difficult.

May 9, 2017 Macs, Technology

Wireless headphones and lip sync

Why did Apple keep the headphone socket on its new MacBook Pro, but remove it from new iPhones?

November 7, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Don’t buy – sell: how Apple augments revenue

Tim Cook told us that Apple has been investing heavily in unreleased products and services. It is reaping rich rewards from its services already.

July 29, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

US and UK agencies reveal how they will break encryption

The UK’s National Crime Agency has revealed how it plans to force Apple to open up encryption to it. Will it work?

April 20, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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