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?
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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 […]
A complex installation, which ran smoothly but failed to convert an external SSD to APFS. Watch for issues in migration, though, which forced me to abandon. And yes, Sierra can still access High Sierra’s APFS disks.
The good (Xcode 9, Swift 4.0), the bad (iTunes 12.7), and the less accessible (iOS 11), as Apple’s month of upgrades progresses.
Oracle has released the first version of Java 9, which replaces Java 8. This brings a long list […]
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