Because of the performance of the new Apple silicon, I'm gradually switching much of my work to Macs. I have been using a MacBook Pro M4 Max for the past three months, and, after some initial difficulties which required an OS re-install to fix, it appears to be running like a … [Read more...]
M4 MacBook Pro Hangs
A couple of months ago, I got one of the first Apple M4 Pro Macbooks, with the fastest processor configuration and 128 GB of DRAM. I only write about OOBE’s (out of box experiences) when they are interesting, and this one was utterly Apple-simple. I’m not a newcomer to Apple … [Read more...]
Tech support
Tech support to customer: I think I know how to solve your problem. Customer: Really? Tech support: I'm sure this will work. Customer: OK. What do I do? Tech support: Are you in a cubicle? Customer: Yes. Tech support: Stand on your desk chair. Be careful not to … [Read more...]
QNAP TBS-h574TX-i5-16G-US NAS heat management
My current working hypothesis about the apparent drive failures is a combination of inadequate cooling from the NAS box combined with SSD thermal throttling not working right. I updated the fan setting to "performance." I ordered 5 low-profile (5mm) M.2 heat sinks. And I told … [Read more...]
QNAP TBS-h574TX-i5-16G-US NAS OOBE
Don't you just love those NAS model numbers? The QNAP TBS-h574TX-i5-16G-US is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box that has slots for five hot-swappable E1.S Solid State Disk (SSD) modules. It comes with adapters so that you can use M.2 2280 SSDs, which are more available now … [Read more...]
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