Asymmetric Multiprocessing (AMP) can bring great economy in power and heat production. So why don’t we make better use of it on M1 Macs?
UPS
A UPS is essential for Macs without internal batteries, to ensure they can shut down in an orderly fashion when mains power is lost. Here’s how to choose one.
If you power your Mac from a UPS with a USB connection, sleep may not be all it’s supposed to be.
Why you should always protect backup storage with a UPS. Should you also rebuild its directories every month? And when to archive rather than back up.
Extensive listing of places to find key information such as your User UUID/GUID, Ethernet MAC, model identifier, and much more.
The cat broke my UPS. Here’s how I chose its replacement, and installed it despite the cat. Why are they sold by so few outlets, though?
It’s too easy to get blasé and careless with electricity. Don’t die in your bath: please follow these basic precautions.
How can you tell whether your Mac supports Continuity, whether you bought an app from the App Store, and diagnose extension problems?
A command line tool with extensive abilities. It is not actually that hard to use.
It is easy to forget what mains power does to humans. Here are some reminders about how to stay alive despite electricity.
