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High Sierra’s Small Print: installation, firmware updates, Content Caching, and more

Additional info about how you can install and upgrade to High Sierra, its new Content Caching feature, how it changes firmware updates, changes to NVRAM, and more.

September 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

Firmware passwords: a mixed blessing

Coupled with FileVault’s whole disk encryption, this can stop others from accessing your data. But there are disadvantages too.

July 1, 2016 Macs, Technology

Share and share alike: sharing docs from your Mac

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Sharing docs between Macs, or with iOS devices, need not be complex or messy. You may even find OS X Server a help.

January 5, 2016 Macs, Technology

Moving to a new Mac: planned, or pushed

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Have you just got a new Mac, or have you just ordered one to replace an old, ailing, or dead one? Here is advice on making the move from old to new.

December 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Thunderbolt: not quite all daisies

Although mainly straightforward, there are catches which can break the daisy-chain.

December 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Permissions when copying in Target mode

When copying files across in Target mode, their permissions are left in a mess. Why?

October 29, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Accessing the hard drive in a broken iMac

How can we recover documents from an old iMac with a graphics adaptor failure?

August 5, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Target optical drives

Is it possible to access an optical drive using Target mode?

July 4, 2015 Macs, Technology

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