Tag: macOS

How to install older versions of macOS or OS X

  There are a few reasons why you might want to install an old version of macOS or Mac OS X: Perhaps you are relying on software you have discovered doesn’t work properly in the newest version of macOS and you want to downgrade macOS. Maybe …

Microsoft Teams can now share system audio on MacOS

Microsoft is rolling out the ability to share system audio while doing screen sharing on Microsoft Teams on the Apple desktop operating system, MacOS. The feature has so far only been available on Windows and on the Mac requires users to install a special driver. The …

How to create a bootable USB macOS installer

In this article we’ll run through the steps necessary to create a bootable installer of the Mac operating system, whether it’s so you can install the latest version of the macOS on multiple Macs, install the latest macOS beta, perform a clean install of the macOS, …

How to install macOS on an external drive

If you’re worried about updating your Mac to macOS Big Sur or Catalina (perhaps due to incompatible software), or if you are testing a beta version of macOS Big Sur and don’t want to risk messing up your system, you don’t have to install the update …

Can M1 Macs run older versions of macOS?

When Apple unveiled its M1 powered Macs in November 2020 the company stated that macOS Big Sur had been rebuilt from the ground up to make use of the new processing technology. While this is great news for those who want to use the latest and …

Apple updates macOS Big Sur to solve USB-C woes

Apple has updated macOS Big Sur to solve problems with non-compliant USB-C hubs. USB-C has been a wonderful thing for the Mac and Windows PCs alike, with the ability to connect data, display and power via a single cable. However, with such a standard there are …

macOS Big Sur ‘vulnerable to Sudo bug’

Many Mac owners have used the Unix tool Sudo. It’s often used for Terminal commands when a user needs special user rights for a short time (with a command such as sudo nvram StartupMute=%01, for example, on Intel Macs, you can switch on the start tone); …