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Last Week on My Mac: Backstage heroes

Singing the praises of third-party developers who gave up their summer to work on their products to ensure they let us upgrade to Big Sur.

November 22, 2020 Macs, Technology

Upgrading to Big Sur 11.0.1: news from the surgery

If you haven’t upgraded to Big Sur yet but intend doing so early, be reassured: it’s one of the smoothest for years. Full details and a few tips to help.

November 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

Which firmware should your Mac be using? (version 5)

macOS 11.2 Big Sur brings EFI firmware updates for all supported models. This article lists the firmware versions […]

November 16, 2020 Macs, Technology

Still getting errors trying to upgrade to Big Sur?

This morning, Apple has reinstated Big Sur upgrades on its software update service. However, users may still encounter […]

November 13, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Big Sur upgrades on pause

If you’re trying to download today’s upgrade to Big Sur, I’m afraid that Apple’s servers – Big Survers […]

November 12, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Big Sur: Read this before upgrading

Some articles to read before you try upgrading to Big Sur, or ordering a new Apple Silicon Mac. Insights and tips.

November 10, 2020 Macs, Technology

Were Apple’s system updates less frequent and more reliable?

It’s often suggested that developing macOS on a two-year cycle, as it used to be, would result in fewer bugs or problems. What’s the evidence?

September 30, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Change challenged or champion?

Imagine for a moment two or three carefully chosen older Intel Macs bundled with a non-upgradable but maintained version of macOS Mojave.

September 27, 2020 Macs, Technology

Preparing to upgrade to Big Sur

Concentrate on Time Machine backups, scripts, secondary updates, and whether you still have to retain access to 32-bit software. Some hints.

September 24, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Two thousand yard stare

In just three days last week, Apple released nine major products which demanded the attention of independent developers. How did that work out, then?

September 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

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