In 2020, Apple did something truly remarkable. They decided that Intel—the company that has provided the “brains” for every serious computer since the dawn of time—was no longer invited to the party. They launched their own “M-series” chips, and to make sure the transition didn’t cause a global productivity meltdown, they gave us Rosetta 2. …
Category: MacOS
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Apr 10 2026
A MESH network is the answer to your wifi woes
You’ve just sat down in the upstairs study with a gin and tonic, ready to watch a high-definition documentary about the history of the stapler. You click ‘Play,’ and what do you get? A spinning circle. A little grey ring of misery that tells you the internet, which you pay a king’s ransom for every …
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Mar 07 2026
iCloud is great – but its not a backup for your Mac
In the modern world, we are told that the “Cloud” is a magical, ethereal vault where our digital lives go to be pampered by angels. Apple calls it iCloud, and they’ve spent billions of dollars making you believe it’s the ultimate safety net for your photos, your documents, and those “hilarious” videos of your dog …
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Mar 07 2026
Send that message later
We’ve all been there. It’s two in the morning. You’re wide awake, possibly because you’ve had a particularly robust piece of cheese, and suddenly—ping—your brain decides to function. You remember that you forgot to tell the plumber that the downstairs tap is making a noise like a dying bagpipe. Now, in the olden days—by which …
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