OS X Lion's FileVault technology may seem to make encrypted virtual memory redundant, but maintaining encryption even with FileVault 2 enabled is likely a good idea. Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...

Apple has publicly touted a significant new feature in OS X 10.9 Mavericks designed to maximize RAM, storage and CPU use while also boosting power efficiency: Compressed Memory. The new Compressed ...

A new feature in Apple's upcoming OS X is reminiscent of a past technology for enhancing RAM use in Macs. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt ...

For most of Mac history using the standard memory configuration meant a world of hurt. The machine would boot and work well - usually - with one app at a time, but open a few Safari tabs, Mail, a ...

Editor's Note: Demand for increasing functionality and performance in systems designs continues to drive the need for more memory even as hardware engineers balance the dynamics of system capability, ...