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Bug surfaces in M4-based Macs preventing older versions of macOS from booting under virtual machine architectures

As nifty as Apple’s M4 chip is, sometimes there’s still a kink or two to work out. Owners of Apple’s newest M4-equipped Macs have noticed that they are unable to run older versions of macOS in a virtual machine given a strange booting issue. Running a virtual machine with older generations of macOS can have […]

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Full guide to reverting to a previous version of macOS posted

There are a number of reasons why you might want to revert to an older version of macOS than the one you might have installed on your Mac, including compatibility with older software, or comfort with the previous interface. The mighty Chip Loder of AppleInsider has penned an extensive guide as to how to revert […]

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Parallels Desktop 17 now available, offers improved Apple Silicon support other features

Parallels 17 is out the door, and its features list looks spiffy. Here’s what’s in store according to 9to5Mac: Software doesn’t stand still and neither do the operating systems. macOS Monterey and Windows 11 will be coming sooner than later and Parallels 17 is ready for them both as a host and a guest. If […]

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macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 installation blamed for bricking, causing kernel panics with some older MacBook Pro notebooks

As nifty as macOS Big Sur is, it seems to be causing some problems with older MacBook Pros. A number of users with older 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros have reported that their notebooks are essentially bricked and won’t boot after installing the update, while others have cited issues with kernel panics and crashes. The […]

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Apple briefly pulls Safari 14 and Security Updates for macOS Mojave following bugs, errors following installation

This is sort of a snafu. Apple appears to have pulled the latest macOS Mojave Security Update (2020-005) from its download choices. The update was released on September 24 alongside the macOS Catalina 10.15.7 update. The company has also removed the Safari 14 for macOS Mojave from its available downloads. Per Mr. Macintosh, the updates […]