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macOS and security updates in detail

Major macOS releases from Sierra to Ventura, with full details of each release and security update. Also updates to XProtect, MRT and Gatekeeper.

May 8, 2023 Macs, Technology

M-series Macs

For a systematic compilation of links to articles here about Apple silicon Macs, M1, M2, M3, M4 and […]

January 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5335. As usual it […]

March 25, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

On Reflection: Impressionism

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Is it feasible to paint optically accurate reflections quickly in front of the motif? Examples from CamilleCorot, Claude Monet and Alfred Sisley demonstrate that it is.

March 25, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Access and repair a broken disk image

When trouble strikes a disk image, macOS normally refuses to accept and mount it. This details how to use hdiutil to attach the image as a device so it can be repaired by fsck_apfs.

March 25, 2026 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Tahoe 26.4?

The update to bring macOS Tahoe up to version 26.4 is hefty at around 7.15 GB (more than […]

March 24, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.4, and security updates 15.7.5 and 14.8.5

Apple has released the update to bring macOS Tahoe to version 26.4, and security updates for Sequoia and […]

March 24, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Medium and Message: Pentimenti

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Changes made to the finished version of a painting after its painting has started may be evident from careful examination. Examples from Leonardo da Vinci to Paul Cézanne.

March 24, 2026 General, Life, Painting

How can I now have two apps named Pages?

If you’ve installed the new Creator Studio versions of Keynote, Numbers and Pages you’ll have noticed those apps have the same name as the iWork ones, and can sit side-by-side with them. What trickery was used to do this?

March 24, 2026 Macs, Technology

Jerusalem Delivered: 9 Armida’s Garden

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Charles and Ubaldo fly across the Mediterranean in a ship, reach the island where Armida is holding Rinaldo captive in her garden, and ascend its mountain to rescue him.

March 23, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 352

I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 352. Here are my solutions to them. 1: British sister […]

March 23, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

Disk image performance: the cost of encryption rises

The new ASIF disk image type is now 18 months old. How well does it perform? Is it as good as claimed? It all depends on whether you want to use encryption.

March 23, 2026 Macs, Technology

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