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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 released macOS Golden Gate, and security updates to Tahoe 26.7, Sequoia 15.8

Apple has now released the first public version of macOS 27.0 Golden Gate, together with security updates taking […]

September 14, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Hero or hooligan: Heracles’ labours 9-12

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He has to steal the belt of the Queen of the Amazons, then steal the cattle of the monster Geryon. As a bonus, he gets two extra tasks, to steal the golden apples of the Hesperides, and finally to fetch Cerberus, guardian of the gates to the underworld.

September 14, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 377

I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 377. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Alpine water […]

September 14, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

How can you copy or restore keychains?

Login keychain behaviour changed in Tahoe 26.4, and now ties access to one Mac. That could cause problems, as the most reliable transfer is by two-Mac migration.

September 14, 2026 Macs, Technology

Anarchy in paint: the politics of Neo-Impressionism 2

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Neo-Impressionist and their anarchism from 1890, including Maximilien Luce, Paul Signac, Henri-Edmond Cross and Théo van Rysselberghe.

September 13, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Still a surprise

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If it’s not the date or features of a new version of macOS that come as a surprise, then what is? It’s what birders refer to as jizz, or its feel. What should we look for in Golden Gate?

September 13, 2026 Macs, Technology

Anarchy in paint: the politics of Neo-Impressionism 1

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The close group of Neo-Impressionists were also anarchists. This traces their politics in paintings by Paul Signac and Camille Pissarro, including a portrait of Félix Fénéon, later suspected of bombing a restaurant.

September 12, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 377

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Alpine water […]

September 12, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

Which of my apps for macOS Golden Gate?

List of 37 of my free apps that should be compatible with macOS Golden Gate, and will be supported for it, plus 5 command tools.

September 12, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Dennis Miller Bunker, American Impressionist

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Early works from Nantucket and the East Coast, views of Brittany, then finding form and distinctive fine-textured grasses and flowers around Medfield, Massachusetts.

September 11, 2026 General, Life, Painting

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