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A brief history of Activity Monitor

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Originally Process Viewer and CPU Monitor, in 2003 they merged and became Activity Monitor, similar to the current version. Also borrowed for Xcode Instruments.

December 14, 2024 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 285

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 285. Here are my solutions to them. 1: This […]

December 9, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 285

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: This Scot […]

December 7, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 284

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 284. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Unsolicited […]

December 2, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 284

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Unsolicited crypto, […]

November 30, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of Mac memory and its management

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A problem from the first 128K Mac, virtual memory was available from 1987 but only with A/UX. It wasn’t really sorted out until Mac OS X, and now it’s all Unified anyway.

November 30, 2024 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 283

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 283. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Hidden […]

November 25, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 283

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Hidden folder […]

November 23, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of Mac CPUs

From the first 8 MHz Motorola 68000, through PowerPCs reaching 2.5 GHz and more in up to 4 cores, and Intel x86 with up to 28 cores, to Apple’s M4 Max with 12 P cores at 4.5 GHz.

November 23, 2024 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 282

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 282. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Scrambled […]

November 18, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

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