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How to reinstall the current version of macOS or downgrade it

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Recovery reinstall, using an Installer app, or a bootable installer, or with an Apple silicon Mac in DFU mode? What the choices are, and how best to do it.

February 15, 2024 Macs, Technology

Can you avoid a forced upgrade to Sonoma?

Can your Mac be protected from a forced upgrade to Sonoma by disabling the upgrade notification? What are the risks now?

February 12, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update for Sonoma to version 14.3.1

Apple has just released an update to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.3.1. This “fixes bugs”, the most […]

February 8, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Why is my Mac working so hard after startup? What’s CGPDFService?

When you start your Mac up, the fans blow full on, and you see CGPDFServices taking lots of CPU %. Is this malware? No, but it’s new in Sonoma.

February 7, 2024 Macs, Technology

Summary of macOS VM performance on Apple silicon Macs

Virtualisation of macOS on Apple silicon does deliver performance that’s impressively close to that of the host. Here are the figures to demonstrate it.

February 6, 2024 Macs, Technology

PDF, Live Text and Spotlight: troubled relationships

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Searching the text content of PDF documents often doesn’t work well, sometimes not at all. And recovering what you can see is text can also fail miserably.

February 1, 2024 Macs, Technology

Serious bugs fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.3

Sparse bundle passwords, shared folders in macOS VMs, and security updates for VMs, are all important fixes. But none for the Finder.

January 24, 2024 Macs, Technology

What has changed in Sonoma 14.3?

The update to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.3 isn’t large, although it has some compelling security content […]

January 22, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.3, and security updates for Ventura and Monterey

Apple has just released the update to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.3, and security updates for Ventura […]

January 22, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Time Machine in Sonoma: Rotating backups and NAS

Analysis of T2M2’s report from rotating Time Machine backups, including the first full backup made to a NAS.

January 17, 2024 Macs, Technology

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