UPDATE: April 28, 2021With the release of macOS 11.3 yesterday, Apple has now fixed the bug that prevented the SoftRAID driver from loading on M1 Macs. After updating to this new macOS release, the SoftRAID version 6 driver will load...
Boot Camp and Boot Camp Assistant allow you to install Windows on your Mac. It's a nice capability that lets you select – at boot time – which operating system you wish to use: macOS or Windows. One of the downsides...
Today, I am going to write about trends in Mac threats. But first, I want to provide some data. Mac malware detections are gaining on Windows. In 2019, Macs were infected almost two times more than Windows. Mac malware detections...
Big News! Now that Big Sur has arrived, we have been doing our fair share of testing. One of the big questions people have is, "will all my Thunderbolt gear work with macOS 11 Big Sur?" As we mentioned in...
Apple's MacBook Air has always taken the back seat to the much more powerful MacBook Pro, but a look at the newest MBA powered by Apple's M1 System-on-Chip shows that the thin and light notebook can now claim the title of "speed demon" as well.
I recently showed you how to use a used Mac mini as a media server for your home. Today, I continue the theme of recycling and reusing older Mac minis by turning one into a Linux server.
OWC announced it is in the final steps of completing the acquisition of BRU™ product technologies and support of the ultra-reliable data backup, restore, and archival solutions for end-users and OEMs. Based on 35 years of legendary technology, BRU is the only genuinely cross-platform backup and archival solution that exists.
Old Macs never die, they just get reused. An old MacBook becomes a school laptop for one of the kids. The old 21.5-inch iMac becomes a FaceTime "videophone" for Grandma. Macs have good longevity and older units are usable for a variety of purposes other than day-to-day work. Read along to see how we were able to transform a 2014 Mac mini into a home media server.
With the Music app on your Mac, you can sync your library to save your tunes, but you should also do a dedicated backup. These are the steps to follow to create one.
