How the M3 Ultra will forever change Apple’s high-end desktop Macs

If the M3 Max is any indication, the M3 Ultra will be a beast. With the current M-series Mac lineup, Apple is taking absolutely no prisoners. In this dog-eat-dog, survival-of-the-fittest release cycle featuring the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips, Apple demonstrates that it prioritizes perpetual progress. Apple has one chip left in the…

Complete list of Mac viruses, malware and trojans

Wondering how many viruses exist for the Mac? Here is a list recent Mac malware attacks, viruses for Apple computers, and security threats that Mac users have suffered. Despite Apple’s best efforts, Mac malware does exist, we describe some cases below. However, before you panic, Mac malware and viruses are very rarely found “in the…

From A to Ultra: How the M2 Max and M2 Ultra stack up to every other Apple chip

Let's take a look at the current processors in the iPhone, iPad, and Mac lineup to see how each performs. At the heart of every Apple device is an Apple processor. Apple has been using its own chips in its iPhones and iPads for some time, while the Mac lineup has finally completed its transition…

How to build your own working Apple I replica computer

Retro computing lets you get to grips with technology's history, showing how far modern computers have come. Here's how to build your own working Apple I replica.  Computers have come a long way since Apple first started in 1976. In those days when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak first put together the original Apple I computer kits,…

macOS 13 Ventura superguide: Everything you need to know

What you need to know about macOS Ventura including the latest version and what's coming in the next update, problems, bugs, new features and compatibility. Every year there is a major update to macOS, the Mac operating system, followed by smaller updates bringing fixes and new features in the months that follow. In 2022 Apple…

Why you shouldn’t buy a used, second hand Mac

Too many people are buying old second hand Macs, convinced they are getting a bargain, but they are making a huge mistake! I follow a couple of Facebook group for Apple users. They post all sorts of questions and dilemmas that sometimes gives me ideas of what to write about. One thing I have noticed…

Forget iPhone 15 buttons, the whole Apple rumor mill needs to hit the reset button

Don't believe everything you read—the rumor mill is especially volatile lately. The old adage is “If you don’t like the weather in [location], wait a minute.” (It has been attributed to Will Rogers and many locations lay claim to it, but nobody really knows how or where it started.) One could say the same thing…

Are Apple Silicon Macs so good we’ll need fewer upgrades?

The launch of Apple Silicon Macs back in 2020 was one of the longest-awaited developments in the history of Macs. The rumors date back to at least 2014, and with hindsight, the writing was already on the wall when Apple developed its own chip for the first-gen iPad and iPhone 4 back in 2010. Apple’s…

How troubleshooting has changed with macOS security

Changes in macOS security since Mojave have been deep and extensive, but their impact on troubleshooting isn’t often appreciated. Most of us continue to use techniques and solutions that ignore those profound changes, only to become frustrated that they no longer work as they used to. This article briefly reviews the consequences of Secure Boot,…

Apple Executives Discuss M2 Chips, Gaming on Mac, Intel and More

Following the release of the Mac mini and the MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and ‌M2‌ Max chips, Apple's platform architecture VP Tim Millet and product marketing VP Bob Borchers did an interview with TechCrunch's Matthew Panzarino to discuss the new technology, the transition away from Intel, the future of gaming on the Mac, and…