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What to do when an update won’t install correctly

Update failed to install.
What do you do next? Just try to download it again? What if you’re running a local Content Caching server?

June 14, 2022 Macs, Technology

No Big Sur in Remote Recovery (Intel)

If you try booting into Big Sur in Remote (Internet) Recovery, you’ll get Catalina instead. But nowhere does Apple alert users to this problem.

December 31, 2020 Macs, Technology

A break in the clouds: when cloud services won’t work

A compilation of links to major service status pages and other resources to help you when that service is playing up.

April 10, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Prepare your Mac for service

What to do, when you can, before taking or sending your Mac in for service or repair. What about FileVault? And Activation Lock?

December 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple’s Notary Service can’t compete with a supermarket restroom

Even basic store facilities like restrooms contact details of who to contact when there’s a problem. Not so with Apple’s Notary Service. It just gives you spurious errors instead.

November 5, 2019 Macs, Technology

Prepare your Mac for service/repair, and restore it later

Don’t just throw it in a box and send it off: what happens if its internal storage is replaced or wiped? What about protecting sensitive files? Does a T2 chip make this difficult?

December 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

At your service: Services menus

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Like many other parts of the macOS human interface, its Services menus are heavily used by some users, […]

January 22, 2018 Macs, Technology

A break in the clouds: what to do when a cloud service plays up

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When you can’t get iCloud or Adobe CC to work, do you just keep trying, or curse the cloud? Some practical suggestions can help.

August 18, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Sweet talk and salutory reminders

The decision to shut down Revolv home hubs is inexcusable, but hardly surprising, and another good reason for caution when buying into IoT.

April 5, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

The march of time: how to tell whether your Mac is no longer supported

Has your Mac or iPhone just become obsolete and unsupported?

December 29, 2015 Macs, Technology
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