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Big guns for Tahoe problems: which radical fixes still work?

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Which problem-solving techniques are still available in macOS Tahoe? While Intel Macs still have a few, Apple silicon Macs don’t have many left.

November 11, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5323. As usual, it […]

November 10, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Paintings of Dante’s Inferno: 16 Overview, Purgatory and Paradise

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How Dante meets up with Virgil, and is guided by him down to the deepest circle of Hell. About the other two books, covering Purgatory and Paradise.

November 10, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 333

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 333. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Black […]

November 10, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

How to install security updates without upgrading to Tahoe

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Want to stay running Sequoia or earlier? Want to install security updates such as XProtect data as well? Here’s how to do that without risking being upgraded unintentionally.

November 10, 2025 Macs, Technology

Impressionists at Argenteuil 2

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The Monets and Sisley’s moved on in 1878, leaving only Renoir to visit and paint in the summer. Then in 1881, Gustave Caillebotte got a property nearby, and continued to paint the river here.

November 9, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Tahoe 26.1 disappointments

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Two big disappointments: the new Liquid Glass control does nothing to address the problems, and Background Security Improvements haven’t learned from mistakes with RSRs.

November 9, 2025 Macs, Technology

Impressionists at Argenteuil 1

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Claude Monet and family rented a house there, and were joined by Alfred Sisley and his family. Renoir came to visit, and the three painted the river and its bridges together.

November 8, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 333

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

November 8, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: Permissions, privacy and TCC

Deconfusing the term permissions from security controls and privacy protection. While permissions are set in a file’s attributes, privacy is controlled through elaborate rules.

November 8, 2025 Macs, Technology

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