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Time Capsule

Last Week on My Mac: Going forward with backups

What tells me that macOS isn’t about to be swallowed up into iOS? Look at what’s happened with Time Machine in Big Sur, which has undergone as much development as it did prior to release in 2007.

March 7, 2021 Macs, Technology

Time Machine to APFS: Evolution

How Time Machine has changed since it appeared in 2007, and how backing up to APFS volumes is different now it’s available in Big Sur.

March 4, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Backing up the future

Time Machine supported Time Capsules, which generated revenue which was lost nearly 2 years ago. How could Apple replace it and fund further Time Machine development?

March 15, 2020 Macs, Technology

Time Machine 12: Backups that never complete

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Here’s what happens when a Time Machine backup, normally the first, slows to the point where it’s just never going to finish.

February 8, 2020 Macs, Technology

Time Machine: 7 Checking logs using Ulbow

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How to check Time Machine backups, and investigate any errors which may have occurred – the easy way using Ulbow.

December 31, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple updates AirPort Base Station 802.11n firmware to 7.8.1

Apple has just released an update to bring AirPort Express and Extreme, and Time Capsule Base Stations, with […]

June 20, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple updates AirPort Base Station Firmware to 7.9.1

Apple has updated its AirPort Base Station firmware to version 7.9.1. If you still use an AirPort Extreme […]

May 31, 2019 Macs, Technology

Our Macs are steadily going NUM

Enjoy being a computer owner-user-maintainer while you can: those days are NUMbered.

February 22, 2016 Macs, Technology

How to check and repair your drives in El Capitan

El Capitan has made the checking and repair of storage more complex. Here is a clear explanation of what to do.

February 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Using the same IP address

Half the time I start my iMac up, it reports that something else is using the same IP address. How can I fix that?

November 17, 2015 Macs, Technology

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