What to do with the Mac that either won’t go to sleep at all, or keeps waking up and discharging its battery? It’s pmset or Sleep Aid.
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Discovering why a Mac wakes up when it should be asleep, and quietly flattens its battery overnight, has been almost impossible, until now.
Charging policy has changed recently for batteries in Apple’s laptops, and iOS/iPadOS devices. Your battery might also be too warm. How to check and what to do.
When you wake your laptop up in the morning, it’s clear it has been awake half the night. How to ensure it gets a proper night’s sleep.
Which adaptor to use with which laptop Mac. And a detailed directory of macOS features and services around the world.
Wondering what happened to the iMac 2018 and the replacement for the 5 year-old Mac Pro? We should see them in 2019, inevitably with T2 chips.
How much more is a Mac with a T2 chip? What does it actually do? Who might need its features? What are its problems?
In a couple of weeks, when macOS 10.13.6 update ships, it’ll all be over for High Sierra. What should we remember it for?
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.
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.
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