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Tune for Performance: Core types

Can you promote threads set to run on E cores so they run on P cores instead? Can you demote threads set to run on cores so they run in the background on E cores?

December 17, 2024 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Sequoia 15.2?

The macOS 15.2 update includes the second phase of AI support for Apple silicon Macs, introducing the Image […]

December 11, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Tune for Performance: do more threads run faster?

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Discovering whether using more threads makes a task faster gives insight into where its performance is limited. How to use a VM to investigate this.

December 10, 2024 Macs, Technology

M4 Macs can’t virtualise older macOS

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A bug, most probably in the early part of kernel boot in guest macOS, prevents M4 Macs virtualising macOS prior to 13.4.

November 14, 2024 Macs, Technology

Inside M4 chips: P cores hosting a VM

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macOS virtual machines are preferentially run on P cores. Details on their performance, core allocation, frequencies and power use/

November 13, 2024 Macs, Technology

Sequoia catches: periodic and VMs

periodic has been removed from Sequoia. AI doesn’t appear to activate in macOS 15.1 VMs, and they may get a surprise update intended for M4 Macs.

November 6, 2024 Macs, Technology

Build a VM with iCloud access in Sequoia, on Apple silicon

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Step by step guide to building and installing a VM running macOS 15.0 Sequoia with Apple Account access to iCloud, and updating XProtect.

September 18, 2024 Macs, Technology

Securing virtual machines on Apple silicon

How secure and private can you make a macOS VM on Apple silicon? Follow these steps to create your own private Mac within macOS.

July 18, 2024 Macs, Technology

Sequoia VMs can cause kernel panics

If you are beta-testing macOS 15 Sequoia in a lightweight virtual machine on an Apple silicon Mac, beware […]

July 17, 2024 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Did Apple forget its own App Store?

It has taken 2 years for virtualisation on Apple silicon to support Apple ID with iCloud and its features. But it still doesn’t let you run almost all App Store apps.

July 14, 2024 Macs, Technology

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