Good human interface design should bring fun where it’s appropriate, but fun is only justifiable when it’s completed to be functional.
System Settings
What happens when you press and hold the e key? Does it repeat, or do you see a window offering accented versions? Do you know you can change that?
Coping with 64-bit code, APFS, the different CPU, the SSV, System Settings, Recovery Mode, and how to get the best from migration and sharing in iCloud.
Opening the settings runs a partial check for updates, but omits important updates, and almost immediately loses its help button.
How to get the most out of System Settings, third-party alternatives, and what to do if you still can’t find the setting you need to change.
Apple needs to widen the gap between late Intel and Apple silicon Macs without locking Intel Macs out, mature Stage Manager, fix System Settings, and more.
Untangling what in Privacy & Security is controlled by TCC, what resetting it really does, why you should do that before selecting it database, and what TCC does for iCloud.
The M1 series shot from 4 performance cores to 16, Ventura turned up as an update instead of an upgrade, then there came cryptexes, System Settings and Stage Manager.
Freeform 1.0, the return of network Locations, version change for Disk Utility, Sing in Music, Automator PDF actions, and more.
The iPad Pro has the same M2 chip as a MacBook Air, a keyboard and trackpad, and a single Thunderbolt/USB4 port, but there the similarities end.