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Apple is killing QuickTime 7 in macOS 10.15: convert old media now

32-bit apps and codecs die with macOS 10.15 later this year. Many video, audio and still image formats will become unusable as a result. Here’s what to do.

March 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Apple quietly pre-announces major change in macOS 10.14.4

How many apps should launch faster, deliver better performance, be smaller, and use less memory than they have in the past.

February 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: mid-life mistakes

A broken Combo updater, and total lack of release notes (even for developers) may make 10.14.3 look bad, but as development of 10.15 gathers pace, prospects are good for macOS.

January 27, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Year on My Mac: Out with the old, in with the new

Eighteen new apps for free download – it hasn’t been a bad year. But Apple needs to fix its App Store, as well as delivering new iMacs and the Mac Pro in 2019. And did I mention security?

December 30, 2018 Macs, Technology

Are we ready to drop 32-bit code yet?

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We are warned that a future release of macOS will not run old 32-bit software. Should we worry? How to find out the scale of your problem.

November 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

One small change which might break a lot of older apps

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While we’re worrying about 32-bit apps, something else is changing which is likely to stop many more apps from working properly. In the near future.

July 31, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Marzipan isn’t icing on the cake

Apple showed a new App Store app, and Apple News, which had been ported to Mojave using its new cross-platform tool, Marzipan. But what will it do?

July 15, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Reinventing the Mac

Fire up your eGPUs, engage Dark Mode, and open Xcode: our Macs are once again going to be at the centre of invention and reinvention.

June 10, 2018 Macs, Technology

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