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Setting up a new (or repurposed) Mac: 1 Destinations

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Should you leave the Migration Assistant to set your new Mac up? Will it work if the Mac has a T2? What are your options?

November 28, 2018 Macs, Technology

Welcome to your new Mac: living with the T2 chip

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So you’ve just got your new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini – or iMac Pro – with its T2 chip. How does that change things? Practical advice and solutions.

November 21, 2018 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.15 should detect Macs with T2 chips properly

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Hopefully the last fix to accommodate Macs with T2 chips. Recommended for those with Macs with T2 chips.

November 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: What firmware version is that?

After surprise EFI firmware updates, an unsurprising set of problems. Which version to use, and how to use it? Or is it just a ploy to confuse?

November 4, 2018 Macs, Technology

Upgrading a MacBook Pro 2018 with T2 to Mojave may fail

Many users with MacBook Pro 2018 models with the T2 chip are reporting that upgrading to macOS 10.14 […]

September 26, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple warns us to prepare for Mojave

Apple has today released its guidance notes for system administrators, to help them prepare for the release of […]

August 28, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has released a second Supplemental Update for the MacBook Pro 2018 with Touch Bar

Apple has just released macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update 2 for MacBook Pro (2018) models with T2 […]

August 28, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Apple’s Cloud of Unknowing

How did it take Apple so long to tell users of the imminent death of Back to My Mac? And why does Apple replace fully-functional Smart Keyboards?

August 26, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple changes SMC reset on T2 Macs, and updates NVRAM reset info

Important info about resetting the NVRAM with a firmware password, and new procedures for resetting the SMC in Macs with T2 chips.

August 22, 2018 Macs, Technology

Booting the Mac: loading boot.efi and Secure Boot

The Mac has completed its self-test routines, and now prepares to load the EFI firmware or ‘boot loader’. Where it finds it, what it needs, and how Secure Boot changes this.

August 10, 2018 Macs, Technology

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