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A detailed record of macOS and its security updates

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

M1/M2 Macs and Apple silicon

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

January 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Watch for overdue Safari 18.1 updates for Sonoma and Ventura

If your Mac is still running Sonoma or Ventura, and you have already updated it to 14.7.1 or […]

October 29, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading visual art: 170 Mermaid

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Human in their upper body, and fish from the waist down, these aren’t sirens at all, but have their own mythology in many traditions.

October 29, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Check Writing Tools using AIR

How to check Apple Intelligence Reports, available when you use Writing Tools and other AI features in an Apple silicon Mac.

October 29, 2024 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Sequoia 15.1?

A broad overview of changes listed by Apple, with links, how to enable AI on compatible Macs, and version changes in bundled apps and libraries.

October 28, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS Sequoia 15.1, and security updates to 14.7.1 and 13.7.1

As expected, Apple has released the update to macOS 15.1 Sequoia, together with security updates to bring Sonoma […]

October 28, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Changing Paintings: 43 The death of Hercules

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When the centaur Nessus tried to abduct Hercules’ wife, he was impaled by an arrow. He set up the later death of the hero, who was destroyed by poison in his own arrow.

October 28, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 279

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 279. Here are my solutions to them. 1: The […]

October 28, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Planning complex Time Machine backups for efficiency

Understand how TM backs up and how snapshots work to minimise the size of local snapshots and backups, and the time they take. How to ensure files in iCloud Drive are backed up properly.

October 28, 2024 Macs, Technology

Painting Don Quixote: Decline and fall

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Paintings continue with three sketches by Honoré Daumier, and set pieces by Hispaleto, telling the misadventures of Cervantes’ Don Quixote.

October 27, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Writing Tools

What does the new Writing Tools feature in Sequoia 15.1 offer? Here are examples of its different types of summary, and a comparison with other types of AI.

October 27, 2024 Macs, Technology

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