Category: classic Mac OS

  • How to Mount & Copy HFS Classic Mac Drives on MacOS

    How to Mount & Copy HFS Classic Mac Drives on MacOS

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Mount & Copy HFS Classic Mac Drives on MacOS Modern versions of MacOS no longer support HFS, meaning that new Macs can no longer read, mount, or write to classic HFS drives. But a fair amount of longtime Mac users continue to have older Macs and old…

  • How to Wipe Your Mac Without Reinstalling the OS

    How to Wipe Your Mac Without Reinstalling the OS

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Resetting a Mac has always been a headache: The only way to do it securely was to format the entire Mac and reinstall the OS. You had to do it every time you sold your Mac or when you encountered a grave issue with the software. Read more… Read full…

  • How to Install the Latest macOS on an Unsupported Mac

    How to Install the Latest macOS on an Unsupported Mac

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Throwing out perfectly good tech is one of my biggest pet peeves, but sometimes it seems unavoidable. We all know we don’t need to upgrade to the latest iPhone every year, but when Apple stops supporting updates on your MacBook or iMac, isn’t your only solution to upgrade to a…

  • How to Test Drive Universal Control on macOS Monterey Beta

    How to Test Drive Universal Control on macOS Monterey Beta

    Read full article: at LifeHacker One of the most exciting features that Apple announced at WWDC 2021 was Universal Control. This feature lets you seamlessly switch the cursor and keyboard between multiple Macs and iPads. In fact, it’s so seamless, there’s no setup necessary. You can glide your cursor from one device to another, simply…

  • Get a Mac OS 8 Emulator and Relive the Macintosh 90s

    Get a Mac OS 8 Emulator and Relive the Macintosh 90s

    Go to OSX Daily to read Get a Mac OS 8 Emulator and Relive the Macintosh 90s If you’ve been a longtime Mac user, you may fondly remember the classic Mac OS system software releases. Rather than get stuck in a memory, you can relive some nostalgia by running Mac OS 8.1 on your modern…