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Can you disable Gatekeeper and XProtect?

macOS Sequoia and Tahoe have changed the way Gatekeeper and XProtect are controlled. Can a user disable them, and if so, how? And how can you check whether both are enabled?

August 6, 2026 Macs, Technology

Apple has released a major update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released its weekly update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

August 5, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

In the shadow: Colour controversy

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Before about 1870, no one questioned that cast shadows should appear grey, without any change in colour. The Impressionists disagreed.

August 5, 2026 General, Life, Painting

How can you back up your backups?

Every computer system needs a backup strategy to cope with different scales and types of disaster. How to work out what needs to be preserved, and how to do about reducing the risk of data loss.

August 5, 2026 Macs, Technology

Portraits of trees: Walnut and Almond

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Walnuts providing food, fine wood, and a drying oil used as an alternative to linseed; almonds that may have a high cyanide content, but are still eaten. Paintings from Piero to Bonnard.

August 4, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Fix LaunchServices problems with command tools

Two command tools, lsregister and lsappinfo, are often recommended for dealing with LaunchServices problems. This summarises what they can and cannot do.

August 4, 2026 Macs, Technology

Hero or hooligan: Odysseus escapes the Sirens

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Odysseus is warned about the Sirens, who lure ships’ crews to their deaths. After negotiating their threat, they sail past Scylla and Charybdis, but all his crew are lost in shipwreck, and he ends up with Calypso for 7 years.

August 3, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 371

I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 371. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Brown beverage […]

August 3, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

Find an expected macOS or security data update

A macOS update has just been announced, but your Mac can’t seem to find it. Here’s what to try next, so you can bring your Mac up to date. Includes details of log entries during a normal check.

August 3, 2026 Macs, Technology

On the beach in paint 2

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A giant roc’s egg, a Punch and Judy show, a train of camels, emigrants leaving the Scottish highlands, a massive canon, and a firing squad.

August 2, 2026 General, Life, Painting

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