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Where is the Samsung ViewFinity S9 (S90PC) with 5K? Update: Prices drop

In January 2023, Samsung presented the Viewfinity S9 (model number: S90PC) - on paper a competitor to Apple's Studio Display ( at Amazon.de): both monitors have a resolution of 5K (5,120×2,880 pixels) on 27 inches (pixel density thus: 216 dpi), a high color space coverage and an integrated webcam (even if Samsung's webcam is rather outside [...].

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Time Machine: Encrypt backup without loss of speed

Those who use MacOS will usually also use the timemachine backup. However, if the backup is to be encrypted, there are a few tricks that can be used to avoid a slow timemachine backup.

An encrypted backup is recommended because modern Macs automatically encrypt the drives using the built-in T2 chip. If the backup were to remain unencrypted, this would pose a security risk if the backup hard disk were to be lost.

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Apple: Updates for iOS and macOS

Apple has released updates for both iOS and macOS Sierra today. In addition to security updates and bug fixes, macOS Sierra 10.12.3 brings the following updates, which Apple particularly highlights: Improves automatic graphics switching on Macbook Pro (Late 2016) Fixes a graphics issue when encoding Adobe Premiere Pro projects on Macbook

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Apple: macOS 10.12.2 released

Following iOS 10.2, Apple has now also updated macOS "Sierra" to version 10.12.2. This should also fix errors with the Macbook Pro (Late 2016). Some users are reportedly experiencing graphics errors with the current Macbook Pro. In addition, errors with the timemachine backup are said to have been fixed - whether this also fixes the minor problems with the backup

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Macbook Pro 2016: Check System Integrity Protection

With Mac OS X "El Capitan", Apple has introduced the so-called "System Integrity Protection", which ensures greater security. However, this system is deactivated on some Macbooks that have now been delivered. Why Apple does not consistently activate the security system or whether there is an error here is an open question, but you can easily activate it yourself. First you have to

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