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Check UPS, batteries and input devices using Unhidden

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Reading log entries made by a Private Framework for Battery widgets in Sonoma, it’s possible to track information about keyboards, mice, trackpads, UPS and internal batteries.

July 8, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Getting best performance from Thunderbolt on Apple silicon Macs: a practical guide

From choosing cables and hubs to connecting displays, fast SSDs and other devices. Everything you wanted to know about Thunderbolt.

February 28, 2023 Macs, Technology

Where we’re heading: macOS 13 Ventura

Overview of supported Macs, Accessory Security, Rapid Security Response, changes coming in notarization, and increasing support for Ukrainian.

June 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: Thunderbolt

Fundamentally a combination of PCI Express and DisplayPort, with substantial power supply, there are several reasons why you won’t get the whole 40 Gb/s from external storage.

April 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: chipsets and Fabric

From the IBM PC XT with its 10 MB hard disk to a SoC which moves data to its SSD at over 7 GB/s. How CPUs interface with peripherals.

November 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

Thunderbolt: not quite all daisies

Although mainly straightforward, there are catches which can break the daisy-chain.

December 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Wild Trackpad

I have added a wireless Magic Trackpad, and sometimes the pointer goes wild, shooting all over the screen. How can I fix it?

July 17, 2015 Macs, Technology

Choosing and Using Peripheral Buses

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Out with USB 2 and in with USB 3; out with FireWire and in with Thunderbolt, then Thunderbolt 2. But which should you choose to use, and how?

April 21, 2015 Macs, Technology
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