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Those little annoyances in Monterey 12.0.1

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Fed up with the Flying Pointer? Tired of the oldest Universal Bug in Finder Column Widths? Want updates from the App Store? These are some of the annoyances in 12.0.1.

November 30, 2021 Macs, Technology

Disinfecting your Mac and devices

Are cleaning and disinfecting the same? What should you do with a keyboard if it has been used by someone with Coronavirus? What’s the evidence?

March 14, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Watch the other hand: Apple’s evolving input devices

Apple worked a sleight of hand with its Watch: it wasn’t about a watch, but all about a new line of haptic-rich input devices. They’re starting to ship them now.

November 15, 2016 Macs, Technology

It’s about the interface, not the technology

A whole Mac event devoted to a tiddly little Touch Bar? Has Apple lost its senses? Maybe not.

October 28, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Known bugs in El Capitan 10.11.6: an incomplete summary

With only one bug definitely fixed in 10.11.6, out of those recorded for 10.11.5, this update looks rushed. But the jury’s still out regarding freezing.

July 23, 2016 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in El Capitan 10.11.5: an incomplete summary

10.11.5 removes a bug in Disk Utility by disabling the feature to resize some partitions. That’s really helpful, isn’t it.

June 1, 2016 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in El Capitan 10.11.4: an incomplete summary

The list is a little shorter than for 10.11.3, but some old favourites are still there.

April 23, 2016 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in El Capitan 10.11.3: an incomplete summary

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The list has grown since 10.11.2, with none of the previous bugs being fixed in 10.11.3.

February 14, 2016 Macs, Technology

Digging deeper into Force Touch and the Magic Trackpad 2

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Third-party tools to add pressure-sensitive drawing to many apps, signatures to your letters, and to tweak Force Touch and Force Click settings.

December 22, 2015 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Making the most of your Magic Trackpad 2

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Starting to use a Magic Trackpad 2 can be bewildering, because instructional aids fail to describe touch sensation or control. Here are some clues.

December 21, 2015 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

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