Here at MacRiot we’ve noticed that Time Machine has slowed significantly since our Solid State Drive (SSD) conversions on our Macs. To the extent that backups crawl along by the kb! This observation is based on Time Machine performed via a direct connection using FireWire. Whether this is attributable to the fact that we switched […]
Its unexplainable and has been occurring since the first introduction of Gestures into OS X in 2005 where two-finger scrolling was first debut to the world. Once in a while. Without warning. Explanation. Gestures just suddenly stop working. The fix? Hold down CMD + Option + ESC to summon the Force Quit window; Read More
If you’re reading this then you’re probably adventurous enough to contemplate embarking on modifying your existing Mac to run either a Fusion Drive or a combination of Solid State Drives (SSD) and the traditional Hard Drive (HDD). But… you’re not sure which? Here at MacRiot we Read More
It used to be that Time Machine backups transpired smoothly and quickly but these days its not unusual to encounter instances where Time Machine stalls, what seems like forever, at its “cleaning up” phase. Here is a possible solution to overcome this phenomenon.Read More
One would be forgiven for being frustrated with the game of catch we’ve all been forced to ‘play’ with Apple Mail ever since version 6.0. Most have labelled it as “taking a step backwards”. Since version 6.0 of Apple Mail, users have been faced with an annoying bug where arranging email Read More
The latest Mac OS 10.9.3 update not only included support for 4K display but more importantly the (much anticipated) return of local USB syncing of Calendars and Contacts!Read More
For the record, we have to come out and say it – Apple has been a little disappointing lately. First Apple Inc introduced Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks and silently removed the ability to locally sync iOS devices with Macs via USB. If that wasn’t enough, Apple Inc has also silently introduced Read More
Every once in a while we may be unfortunate enough to be nagged by iTunes, citing “iTunes Library cannot be saved (Error -54)” during or after an attempt to sync our iOS devices with our Macs. Whilst most forums or ‘seasoned’ Mac aficionados will suggest to delete a series Read More
There’s no sweeter news than finding out that Apple Inc has possibly heard the requests of its many loyal customers. Owing to the silent removal of sync services in the Mac OS architecture by Apple, the ability to locally sync our iOS devices to our Mac OS via USB Read More
Apple released iOS 7.1 on 10 March 2014, which includes support for CarPlay, fixes for Touch ID reliability and a bug fix for Home screen crashes. YouTube channel iTwe4kz furnishes us with a great overview of the visual changes as well as what’s new with iOS 7.1: iPhone 4 users are well represented Read More
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