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System Settings

How Software Update works in Ventura

Opening the settings runs a partial check for updates, but omits important updates, and almost immediately loses its help button.

August 29, 2023 Macs, Technology

How to change an unknown system setting

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.

August 8, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Drawing ahead

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.

June 4, 2023 Macs, Technology

Privacy: what TCC does and doesn’t

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.

February 10, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Year on My Mac: Ultra chips and cryptexes

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.

January 1, 2023 Macs, Technology

What has changed in Ventura 13.1?

Freeform 1.0, the return of network Locations, version change for Disk Utility, Sing in Music, Automator PDF actions, and more.

December 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Similar hardware but different by design

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.

December 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

First call for Ventura

How is Ventura looking now? Is it fully baked yet, and ready for release? Includes links to articles to help you decide and prepare for next weeks’ macOS upgrade.

October 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

From Control Panels to System Settings in Ventura

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You can’t fail to notice changes in System Settings in Ventura, but just what has changed inside it? How do third-party Preference Panes cope?

October 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

The transition from Preferences to Settings

Ventura’s switch to using Settings is going to be messy in apps, but System Settings will pose serious problems for macOS support material.

October 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

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