254 posts tagged ‘Mac’
Use a Cloned Drive to Recover From Mac Failures
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Jason Snell: I got up and running in no time because I keep a USB drive permanently attached to my Mac Studio, and make sure it’s a complete clone of my drive. When I reinstalled macOS Sequoia, I was able to use Migration Assistant to restore from my cloned backup drive, and it returned me […]
Mac mini 2024
Apple (Hacker News, MacRumors): Apple today unveiled the all-new Mac mini powered by the M4 and new M4 Pro chips, and redesigned around Apple silicon to pack an incredible amount of performance into an even smaller form of just 5 by 5 inches. […] For more convenient connectivity, it features front and back ports, and […]
iMac 2024
Apple (Hacker News, Slashdot): With M4, iMac is up to 1.7x faster for daily productivity, and up to 2.1x faster for demanding workflows like photo editing and gaming, compared to iMac with M1. With the Neural Engine in M4, iMac is the world’s best all-in-one for AI and is built for Apple Intelligence, the personal […]
USB-C Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad
Joe Rossignol: Alongside the new iMac, Apple announced updated versions of the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad. The accessories are now equipped with USB-C charging ports, whereas the previous models used Lightning. Apple includes the Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard in the box with the iMac, and the Magic Trackpad is an optional […]
macOS 15.1
Juli Clover (release notes, security, enterprise, developer, full installer, IPSW): macOS Sequoia 15.1 introduces the first Apple Intelligence features for Macs that are equipped with an M-series chip. Not all Apple Intelligence features are available, but the update includes support for Writing Tools, a new Siri design, AI-powered Focus modes, smart replies, and summaries.[…]Siri has […]
macOS 14.7.1 and macOS 13.7.1
Apple (release notes, full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.7.1. Apple (release notes, full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Ventura 13.7.1. See also: Howard Oakley. Previously: macOS 14.7 and macOS 13.7
Security Research on Private Cloud Compute
Apple (tweet, Hacker News, MacRumors): In the weeks after we announced Apple Intelligence and PCC, we provided third-party auditors and select security researchers early access to the resources we created to enable this inspection, including the PCC Virtual Research Environment (VRE). Today we’re making these resources publicly available to invite all security and privacy researchers […]
Apple Intelligence in macOS 15.2 and iOS 18.2
Six Colors: On Wednesday, Apple rolled out developer betas of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2, which run Apple Intelligence features previously seen only in Apple’s own marketing materials and product announcements: Three different kinds of image generation, ChatGPT support, Visual Intelligence, expanded English language support, and Writing Tools prompts. […] It’s still English-only […]