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Apple has released Safari 15.2 for Big Sur and Catalina

If you’re still running Big Sur or Catalina and have been puzzled as to why their recent security […]

December 15, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released Monterey 12.1 update, and security updates for Big Sur and Catalina

Apple has released the updates to macOS Monterey 12.1, and Big Sur 11.6.2, with the next Catalina Security […]

December 13, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

What to do when your Mac slows to a crawl

If your Mac slows to a crawl, don’t just reboot it. Here’s how to discover what the likely cause is, and a structured approach to recovery.

December 2, 2021 Macs, Technology

How can you check the integrity of backed up files?

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For many users, it’s essential to be able to check the integrity of the data which are in a backup. This feature has changed when backing up to APFS.

November 29, 2021 Macs, Technology

Disk Utility still can’t check and repair APFS volumes and containers

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Don’t waste time trying to discover which files are still open when you want to check or repair an APFS disk and Disk Utility throws an error. Here’s the solution.

November 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

How should you check an APFS backup store?

When your backups are stored on hard disks, even though they may use APFS, it’s important to check they’re sound. How to do better than Disk Utility.

November 18, 2021 Macs, Technology

Why won’t that Help book open?

In Big Sur and Monterey, if you’ve not opened an app’s Help book, the first time you do it may appear empty, or simply not work. Here’s why and how to fix it.

November 16, 2021 Macs, Technology

How Safari’s tab groups consume memory

Tab groups make it easy and convenient to have dozens of pages open at the same time in Safari. But that comes at a price – they could run your Mac low on memory.

November 12, 2021 Macs, Technology

Will Apple honour its promises on OCSP certificate checks?

Is Apple going to meet the promises it made a year ago, to protect its users around the world from the risk posed by its online signing certificate checks?

November 8, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The pioneers are winning

If you believe that ‘the pioneers take the arrows, settlers take the land’, you need to reassess macOS now.

October 31, 2021 Macs, Technology

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