We should see a lot of new hardware releases, and macOS 10.13 in the autumn. Plan now so that you cope well with the switch in file systems: that may affect your current backups, and more.
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Next year might not be as bad as it is currently. Tim Cook doesn’t reveal any details, but lays down some corporate policy.
Holiday price reductions on many of the best software products for macOS: crafted to empower rather than dispirit.
Porting a 3-line AppleScript hack to Swift 3 in Xcode is not hard. But there’s always a but…
Some brand new MacBook Pros have shipped with SIP disabled. Here’s how to check, including a simple free tool to do so.
How to enable or mute your Mac’s startup chime, and other neat tricks of the NVRAM.
The bong has gone, without a bang or even a whimper. Why are the latest Macs mute?
Know how to enter Recovery mode in Sierra? It might not work now if you’re using a wireless keyboard.
So much for an iMac and Sierra as a working platform.
Tempted by a Microsoft Surface Studio? Or maybe Apple will launch something as exciting? Either way, think carefully how you could use it – without incurring injury.
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