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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’s in that app? A guide to app internal structure

What are all those files and folders doing inside an app? Which can you safely change to customise an app? Why all the helpers?

December 13, 2021 Macs, Technology

How macOS reports crashes

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It’s no longer Crash Reporter, but Problem Reporter; how to get notifications instead of the default modal dialog; how to read and use crash logs.

December 10, 2021 Macs, Technology

What to do when iCloud gets stuck

Understanding how iCloud works, and how files can be downloaded or evicted. Basic tests which are essential preliminaries, and using Cirrus to help.

December 3, 2021 Macs, Technology

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

Those little annoyances in Monterey 12.0.1

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Fed up with the Flying Pointer? Tired of the oldest Universal Bug in Finder Column Widths? Want updates from the App Store? These are some of the annoyances in 12.0.1.

November 30, 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

FaceTime’s new effect and modes

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Portrait mode, which affects video, and two new microphone modes are interesting additions to Monterey for some Macs. Here are full details.

November 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

Erase All Contents and Settings: prepare your Mac for disposal and more

Passing your Mac on to a new owner has got much easier and more reliable in Monterey – so long as it has got a T2 or M1 series chip.

November 23, 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

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