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Last Week on My Mac: The slim hope of recovery

Monterey changes the way that Recovery works on M1 Macs, making them more like Intel Macs by using a paired Recovery volume. But that could spell trouble.

May 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: The ‘bricked’ Mac

Should you be scared of ‘bricking’ your Mac? Just what does it mean, and what could you do about it? Don’t panic: it’s not a dragon to be slayed.

April 2, 2022 Macs, Technology

Firmware on the change: 2 In with the new

In less than 5 years, Macs have gone from unsecured firmware and booting to a fully secure process to deliver, install and run firmware which can’t be exploited.

March 14, 2022 Macs, Technology

A guided tour of M1 Recovery

How to use an M1 Mac’s Recovery system to boot in Safe mode, boot from another disk, and use its other important features. With a map.

February 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

What does Safe Mode do to an M1 Mac?

According to macOS Help, safe mode stops some software from loading, and performs a check of the startup disk. Here’s a more detailed and accurate account of what it does.

January 17, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: On-board diagnostics

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Handling errors means more than a couple of jargon phrases and a magic number. Designing for error requires the user to be at its centre.

January 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

Solutions for macOS Monterey and Big Sur

From killing a process, through a regular restart, to Recovery and a bootable external recovery disk, all you need to know about fixing your Mac in macOS 11 and 12.

January 14, 2022 Macs, Technology

How Recovery works on M1 series Macs

Most users won’t have noticed, but Recovery now works quite differently on M1 series Macs than it did in Big Sur. Here’s a detailed explanation of the changes.

December 15, 2021 Macs, Technology

Using an M1 Mac: some basic principles

M1 Macs are different, as they always start booting from their internal SSD. Basic configurations are simple, reliable with well-established disaster recovery methods.

November 9, 2021 Macs, Technology

Welcome to your new M1/M1 Pro/M1 Max Mac

Your brand new M1 Mac is now unboxed. What next? Here’s a brief guide for anyone new to M1 Macs, which should spare you time and effort.

October 25, 2021 Macs, Technology

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