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Is it safe to upgrade to Catalina 10.15.5?

By now, the current release of macOS has had all major bugs fixed or worked around. Isn’t this a good time to upgrade? Some practical advice on deciding and upgrading tips.

June 1, 2020 Macs, Technology

Preparing your Mac for disposal (Catalina edition)

Got a new Mac? Unless you’re going to keep the old one, you’ll be passing it on, selling it, or recycling. Here’s how to prepare the old Mac to go away.

December 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The hard road to macOS 10.15

Before we worry about new apps to manage and play media, replacing iTunes, shouldn’t we think about the loss of 32-bit software, including QuickTime, and requirements for hardening and notarization?

April 14, 2019 Macs, Technology

Setting up a new (or repurposed) Mac: 6 Fitting a quart into a pint pot

With Apple’s SSD prices so high, you may for the first time have less internal storage in your new Mac than your old one. Tips to help you cope.

December 27, 2018 Macs, Technology

Preparing your Mac for disposal

How to prepare your Mac to pass on to a close relative, a purchaser, or even for recycling.

December 19, 2018 Macs, Technology

What has changed in the Mojave 10.14.2 update?

Not as large as the previous update to Mojave, it still replaces a lot of apps but Apple documents almost no changes. Here’s a summary of the detail.

December 7, 2018 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

Last Week on My Mac: Updates, updates

The good (Xcode 9, Swift 4.0), the bad (iTunes 12.7), and the less accessible (iOS 11), as Apple’s month of upgrades progresses.

September 24, 2017 Macs, Technology

High Sierra, Sierra’s dispatching bug, and iTunes 12.7

The latest version of iTunes is a blow to those with several iOS devices, as it no longer lets you sync new apps and updates to them. Apple’s solution, though, could bring even worse problems.

September 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

WWDC: Fix the existing before launching the new

New toys expected include Siri for OS X, and OS X 10.12. Those should really please users with Macs that keep freezing, and bricked iPad Pros.

June 5, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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