What does the Supplemental Update do to the High Sierra installer? An exploration using the installer, an external SSD, and a bootable USB memory stick.
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A crass security bug, not changing version numbers, undocumented file formats, and stunted log access: components in the new RDF.
A checklist of the latest EFI firmware versions which should be running on each recent Mac model.
As Apple controls hardware, firmware, system software, and their updates, EFI firmware should be kept up to date reliably. But it isn’t. What’s gone wrong?
The High Sierra upgrade did not go well for many users. Here are some of the reasons why macOS 10.13 is currently a lemon.
It looks much the same as Sierra. Looking at High Sierra’s logs, though, shows that there are significant internal changes. Here’s a first glimpse at SkyLight, APFS and dasd at work.
A brief guide to support in High Sierra and its installer, for different types of drive, and for APFS.
More trials and tribulations with the High Sierra upgrade. Is it possible to make a dual-boot system? And is it wise?
You might want to read these tips before installing the first release of High Sierra. They could save you a lot of pain.
If you were quick off the mark on 25 September and downloaded the first, small (19.9 MB) installer […]
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