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Changing the clock in Apple Silicon Macs

Since we switched to Intel Macs, Mach precision time has ticked away in nanoseconds. That’s won’t be true in Apple Silicon Macs, and could have strange results.

September 8, 2020 Macs, Technology

Using blowhole to write to the log from scripts and apps, with a new Universal binary

How you can write entries in the unified log which are informative, easily retrieved, and extremely simple.

August 31, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading a Panic Log in Catalina

Your Mac starts up after kernel panic, and shows mystifying details about that panic. Here’s how to get the most out of that information.

August 11, 2020 Macs, Technology

Understanding ‘crashes’ and kernel panics

What’s the difference between a crash and a panic? How can you tell what’s likely to have caused a panic?

August 10, 2020 Macs, Technology

T2M2 version 1.15 analyses APFS backups in Big Sur and is a Universal App

Performs special analysis of Big Sur backups to APFS, and runs native on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

August 6, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Cirrus version 1.10 has an improved interface and is a Universal App

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Better colour scheme for text in its log window, some other minor fixes, and now runs native on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

August 4, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Consolation version 3.10 is now a Universal App

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Fixes a minor bug, and is a Universal App which runs natively on Intel and Apple Silicon Mac from Sierra to Big Sur beta 3.

August 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Ulbow version 1.4 is now a Universal App

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Fixes a minor bug and now runs native on all Macs from Sierra to Big Sur beta 3 – including Apple Silicon.

August 2, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Time Machine 17: Using utilities to solve problems

The most common problems with Time Machine backups, and how to tackle them using free tools.

July 27, 2020 Macs, Technology

Time Machine 16: Reading a normal backup in Catalina using Mints

A detailed walk through the log extract delivered simply by Mints, showing steps in a normal Catalina backup.

July 17, 2020 Macs, Technology

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