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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

Last Week on My Mac: It’s the tiddly bits

A major new version of macOS bringing few big changes, but lots of opportunity for improvements and fixes.

November 14, 2021 Macs, Technology

Understanding snapshot data in Disk Utility

Explains the identifiers, sizes and tidemark data shown for snapshots in Disk Utility, in Monterey.

November 13, 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

Creating a bootable external disk with an M1 Pro in Monterey

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Want to create a bootable external disk for your M1 Mac? Here’s how to do it in full detail, from erasing the volumes through to how to remove it safely.

November 11, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to use offline translation in Monterey

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How you can use both online and offline translation in Monterey, including a demonstrating translating Arabic into English.

November 10, 2021 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Disk Utility now has full features for managing snapshots

New for Monterey: Disk Utility now offers complete features for the management and maintenance of snapshots.

November 9, 2021 Macs, Technology

AirPlay Display in Monterey

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Monterey 12.0.1 supports the use of another Mac’s display over Wi-Fi or USB, provided that both models support AirPlay. Here’s how to use it.

November 8, 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

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