Core Rot at Apple
The worrisome decline of OS X quality and integrity..
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2024-01-21 Reader Comment: a Way to Move the Entire Home Folder
2024-01-01 Apple 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Fan Noise, How Loud is Too Loud?
2023-11-15 Reader Question: “time date stamps on my folders get updated when I use icj update”
2023-09-19 Reader Comments: iPhone 15 Protective Cases
2023-05-16 Reader Question: APFS or HFS for Hard Drive Backup?
2023-03-23 Reader Comment: “no test showing IOPS” — MPG Reverting to using Mebibytes instead of Megabytes
2023-01-29 Reader Comment: macOS Ventura Fails to Mount Camera Cards For Some
2023-01-01 Apple VPN Leakage Goes Unaddressed
2022-06-24 Reader Comments on Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra
2022-04-23 Reader Question: “Will DiglloydTools work with macOS Monterey?”
2022-04-22 Reader Comment: Prices for 2018 Mac mini RAM have dropped radically
2022-02-17 Reader Comment: “In the calendar app, search does not work”
2022-01-17 Reader Comment: Finder File Copying Data Loss... “catalyst that drove me off the platform”
2021-05-18 Reader Comment: sticking with Mac vs transitioning to a PC
2021-05-12 Reader Comment: Avoid “Upgrades”, Stick with What is Proven
2021-05-11 macOS Big Sur 11.3 Reader Comment: Multiple Issues including Kernel Panics
2021-04-04 Display Connections for HDMI/DisplayPort Displays on 2019 Mac Pro or Other Macs
2021-02-05 Reader Comment: “so wish I saw your blog post before purchasing 2019 MacBook Pro”
2020-12-09 Reader Comment: “great fan of your work”
2020-10-05 Reader Comment: accountds Running Wild, Viewing Processes and Memory
2020-08-07 Reader Comment: Apple Feedback Assistant App
2020-08-07 Reader Comment: “Loss of confidence in Apple, what are our options?"
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2024-05-06 Zeiss ZF.2 and Zeiss ZE DSLR Lenses: are they Just Useless now? Why no D850E(VF) + Reader Comments
2024-05-04 Where Does Fujifilm Go From Here with the GFX System? + Reader Comments
2024-05-04 Sigma’s CEO Wants to Make Lenses for Medium Format Cameras eg Fujijfilm GFX100 II + Reader Comments
2024-04-06 Reader Comment: Learning Photography for Landscapes, How-To Videos
2024-03-27 Reader Comment: “best lenses for the Fujifilm GFX system... track the price... tilt/shift lenses”
2024-03-25 Reader Comment: “Your Leica M11M review has been invaluable for me”
2024-03-23 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH Aperture Series: Landslide Hillside (SL3)
2024-03-11 Sony A7R V Also has a “Symmetric” Mode for Focus Bracketing.
2024-03-11 Focus Bracketing to Find the Best Overall Image in a 3D Scene
2024-02-23 Reader Comment: ETTR Technique Results in Too-Bright Images for Review
2024-02-23 Nikon Z8: Color Shift when Using Optimal ETTR — UPDATED with RawDigger Info Windows + Reader Comment
The worrisome decline of OS X quality and integrity..
2024-01-21 Reader Comment: a Way to Move the Entire Home Folder
2024-01-01 Apple 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Fan Noise, How Loud is Too Loud?
2023-11-15 Reader Question: “time date stamps on my folders get updated when I use icj update”
2023-09-19 Reader Comments: iPhone 15 Protective Cases
2023-05-16 Reader Question: APFS or HFS for Hard Drive Backup?
2023-03-23 Reader Comment: “no test showing IOPS” — MPG Reverting to using Mebibytes instead of Megabytes
2023-01-29 Reader Comment: macOS Ventura Fails to Mount Camera Cards For Some
2023-01-01 Apple VPN Leakage Goes Unaddressed
2022-06-24 Reader Comments on Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra
2022-04-23 Reader Question: “Will DiglloydTools work with macOS Monterey?”
2022-04-22 Reader Comment: Prices for 2018 Mac mini RAM have dropped radically
2022-02-17 Reader Comment: “In the calendar app, search does not work”
2022-01-17 Reader Comment: Finder File Copying Data Loss... “catalyst that drove me off the platform”
2021-05-18 Reader Comment: sticking with Mac vs transitioning to a PC
2021-05-12 Reader Comment: Avoid “Upgrades”, Stick with What is Proven
2021-05-11 macOS Big Sur 11.3 Reader Comment: Multiple Issues including Kernel Panics
2021-04-04 Display Connections for HDMI/DisplayPort Displays on 2019 Mac Pro or Other Macs
2021-02-05 Reader Comment: “so wish I saw your blog post before purchasing 2019 MacBook Pro”
2020-12-09 Reader Comment: “great fan of your work”
2020-10-05 Reader Comment: accountds Running Wild, Viewing Processes and Memory
2020-08-07 Reader Comment: Apple Feedback Assistant App
2020-08-07 Reader Comment: “Loss of confidence in Apple, what are our options?"
2020-07-26 Disturbing Number of Bad 16-Inch MacBook Pros
2020-06-25 Faster WiFi with Antennas and Beamforming? (Updated with reader comments)
2020-01-29 Reader Comment: Apple 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch “blown away by the speed”
2020-01-29 Reader Comment: 2018 Mac mini with macOS Catalina Will Not Boot with eGPU
2020-01-18 Reader Comments: macOS Catalina vs Mojave, Drive Initialization Hanging/Crashing
2019-12-18 Reader Question: Top-End 2018 MacBook Pro Screaming Deal?
2019-10-20 Reader Question: diglloydTools IntegrityChecker Purchase Options
2019-04-01 Reader Question: Radeon Pro Vega 48 GPU Upgrade for 2019 iMac 5K
2019-03-24 An eGPU is Useless for Photoshop and Lightroom Unless...
2018-09-04 Reader Comments: Configuring the 2018 MacBook Pro as as Desktop Replacement
2018-08-12 Semi-Bricking a 2018 MacBook Pro
2018-08-12 Reader Question: 2018 MacBook Pro Soldered -On Storage vs Data recovery
2018-08-12 Reader Question on 2018 MacBook Pro: Does the 13-inch Model have Yellowish Tint to Its Display?
2018-07-30 Reader Comment: Which SSD or Storage for Video?
2018-07-28 Reader Comment: Which Mac for Video?
2018-01-30 Reader Question: Time to Move to High Sierra?
2018-01-25 Reader Comment: LaCie 2Big Thunderbolt 3 Storage Dock
2017-12-01 Reader Question: Testing More than One New Drive with DiskTester
2017-11-11 Reader Question: Best Mac if Buying Now
2017-11-06 Reader Comment: Thunderbolt 3 Crash with High Sierra
2017-08-18 Reader Question: Connecting a Dual-Link DVI-D Display to new Macs with Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C
2017-08-12 Reader Comment: How to Solve Connecting Mini DisplayPort Display to Macs with USB-C/Thunderbolt 3
2017-08-09 Reader Question: SSD vs Fusion Drive in iMac 5K
2017-07-22 2017 iMac 5K: Connecting a Display Done Easily with OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock + Reader Comments
2017-05-24 Reader Question: Testing More than One New Drive with DiskTester
2016-12-26 Reader Comment: “iMac is a ticking bomb sealed inside a locked aluminum showcase”
2016-12-23 2016 MacBook Pro: Design by Dilettantes?
2016-12-22 Reader Comment: “Bloomberg piece goes hand-in-hand with today’s article that you posted”
2016-11-30 Reader Comment: DiskTester
2016-11-26 2016 MacBook Pro: Strange Rainbow Beachball Behaviors
2016-11-26 2016 MacBook Pro: Readers Considering 2015 MacBook Pro Instead
2016-11-02 Reader Comment: Apple Pro Division?
2016-10-15 Reader Question: can Siri be disabled on an iPhone?
2016-07-19 Reader Question: Carbon Copy Cloner and File Integrity
2016-02-22 Reader Question: Mac Pro Upgrade or Replace?
2016-01-09 Reader Question: Backup Drive for a RAID
2015-12-03 Reader Comment: Apple Core Rot
2015-10-27 Reader Question: Revamped Mac Pro Due?
2015-10-24 Reader Question: Spin-Up Delay with Hard Drives
2015-10-22 Reader Question: Charge-Only Lightning cable
2015-10-16 Reader Question: Why No USB3 ports on OWC Thunderbay 4?
2015-10-15 Reader Question: How to Approach El Capitan
2015-10-15 Reader Comment: Adobe Quality Control an Issue?
2015-10-14 Reader Question: Update Coming for Apple Thunderbolt Display?
2015-09-04 Reader Question: NEC Displays vs Apple
2015-02-25 Reader Question: Photoshop and Large Files — Best Way to Optimize
2015-02-12 Reader Comment: Apple Core Rot
2014-06-30 Reader Questions on SoftRAID
2014-06-21 Reader Question: “A way to make DiskTester iterate test for 50 times or more?”
2014-04-14 Reader Question: Upgrading Video Card for Adobe Lightroom in 2009 Mac Pro
2013-09-30 Reader Comment: Hard Drive Warranty
2013-06-11 Reader Comment: OpenCL Support for the dual AMD GPUs
2013-06-11 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Video User Comment
2013-06-11 2013 Apple Mac Pro: More Reader Comments
2013-06-11 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Cables and Rotating Chassis
2013-06-10 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Reader Comments
2013-06-04 Reader Comment: Subscription Model, and Support
2013-05-08 Adobe Creative Cloud: Reader Comments
2013-03-23 Reader Comment: RAID, Highpoint, USB3
2012-11-19 Reader Question: Updating the Boot Drive
2012-11-18 Reader Question: DiskTester and OS X Cache
2012-11-05 Reader Questions on the Mac Mini
2012-06-13 Reader Comment: AppleCare? (and good deals for AppleCare)
2012-05-25 Reader Comments: Mal wieder ein echt super Artikel
2012-05-05 OWC Accelsior PCIe SSD Reader Comment
2011-05-10 Reader Comments on 16GB Memory Modules for Mac Pro
2010-11-06 Reader comment: Mac Pro or iMac?