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What changed in the 10.15.4 Supplemental Update?

The macOS 10.15.4 Supplemental Update released on 8 April 2020 isn’t a small update by any means, at […]

April 9, 2020 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Catalina 10.15.4 Supplemental Update

Apple has released macOS 10.15.4 Supplemental Update, an out-of-cycle update which fixes: problems taking part in FaceTime calls […]

April 8, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple’s decade of exceptional change

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Looking back over the last 10 years, I wish you a happy, peaceful, and prosperous New Year, and start of a new decade.

January 1, 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

Find My Mac and Activation Lock

Find My Mac provides valuable tools to help you locate and secure a misplaced, lost or stolen Mac. So what does Activation Lock add?

December 27, 2019 Macs, Technology

Reset and maintain your SMC and NVRAM

How to reset them, and what they do. Includes coverage of the SMC functions in T2 chips, and how to reset them too.

November 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

Which startup mode?

Diagnostic, Recovery, Safe, Startup Manager, Verbose, reset SMC/NVRAM, firmware restore, Target Disk/Display, Single-User (SUM) in outline.

November 16, 2019 Macs, Technology

Do you need a replaceable SSD?

Why is Apple soldering in the SSDs of so many new Macs? What problems does it produce, and should you avoid them?

November 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why do Macs with T2 chips display a black screen so long?

Why do Macs with T2 chips show a black screen when starting up or updating their firmware, and why so long that it’s scary?

November 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

Is single-user mode (SUM) dead?

Single-user mode to run fsck to check and repair your boot disk became tricky with Fusion Drives. With a T2 chip, it’s not practical in its traditional form.

September 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

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