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What does Game Mode do?

Apple claims it gives a game highest priority CPU and GPU access, and reduces Bluetooth input and audio latencies too. Does it, though?

October 17, 2023 Macs, Technology

Who’s managing my apps?

launchd, LaunchServices, RunningBoard, TCC, CFPrefsd, and other macOS services that manage and control your apps.

March 11, 2023 Macs, Technology

How to find it in the log: 1 An introduction

Browse log entries for a recent boot, examine the entries for Time Machine, and check for errors in another subsystem.

July 20, 2022 Macs, Technology

Whodunnit? The housekeeper that killed an app

One second, the app was fine. Then it just vanished. There was nothing wrong with that app: it was murdered. Join this game of Cluedo/Clue in macOS.

June 22, 2022 Macs, Technology

How macOS launches an iOS app

From LaunchServices and an initial security check by MIS, to FuseBoard and FrontBoard handling the app’s scenes, all you need to know about how an M1 Mac runs iOS apps.

April 26, 2021 Macs, Technology

How macOS manages iOS apps: RunningBoard comes of age

iOS and iPadOS apps run on M1 Macs in an environment managed by RunningBoard, FrontBoard, FuseBoard, and several assistants.

April 21, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Next phase of the Apple Silicon transition

The DTKs have been returned, ending the first phase of the transition to Apple Silicon. What comes next, and what are the top three problems which Apple needs to address?

March 14, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Who decides when to quit an app?

When I’ve finished using an app, I usually quit it, only to open it again later. Can macOS manage apps any better than I can, or is it just becoming more like iOS?

December 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

All aboard for Catalyst: how macOS runs iPadOS apps

iPadOS apps are written to use UIKit and features such as scenes. How can Catalyst get these to work in macOS, then?

November 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why macOS has to change, and how iOS is showing the way

When everything is running sweetly, macOS performance isn’t a problem. In most respects, though, 10.15 is no better prepared to cope with problems than 10.0 was almost 20 years ago.

November 21, 2019 Macs, Technology

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