Details of new firmware versions for iMac 2019 models, those with T2 or Apple silicon chips. And how Apple assigns version numbers to iBoot.
Category Archive: Macs
Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5330, […]
From a simple linear Basic program, or a command tool like tar, to working with macOS to get threads allocated to the most appropriate cores and run at the right frequency.
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 347. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Stop operating […]
Step by step through all the features, some undocumented by Apple. Two different Recovery Assistants, Repair Assistant, Erase Mac, Startup Security Utility, change settings and more.
Last September, Tahoe replaced Apple Diagnostics with a new and improved suite of tests for Apple silicon Macs. No one seems to have noticed, least of all Apple.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Stop operating […]
It’s the percentage of time a core in active, when not idle or shut down. That’s confounded by Intel Hyper-threading, and frequencies of Apple silicon cores.
How to remove all the privacy redactions, and reveal network diagnostics including the URLs connected to by your Mac.
After logging in, macOS may check for system software updates, run an initial Time Machine backup, and run XProtect Remediator scans. This is how those happen.
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