It was easy to decide that this iMac needs to be replaced. Working out what to replace it with, proved more complex. How much would that iMac Pro cost?
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How to control whether your 2016 MacBook Pro sounds a startup-chime or start up when you open its case, why you can’t unmute a 2017 iMac, and how High Sierra changes your NVRAM.
On laptops, Time Machine’s ‘local snapshots’ have been of limited use. In High Sierra, this all changes, and for laptop users should be a strong reason for upgrading.
A guide to different tones sounded at startup, how to cope with EFI ROM update problems, and MacBook Pro 2016 issues.
FileVault is most secure and robust when you shut your Mac down. But there are many times when you want full protection when only sleeping.
Sierra, new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, APFS, Affinity Photo, malware, surveillance – 2016 was perhaps not as bad as it seemed.
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.
Predicting the life of laptop batteries has become a loser’s game. It’s one that Apple has just started to lose very publicly.
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.
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