Login Items can cause many unwanted notifications when you log in. Here’s how to gain control over them, including use of an undocumented command tool.
Category Archive: Macs
Full details of 27 subsystems in macOS that TCC gave access to CloudKit despite there being no Apple ID or iCloud account.
Apple has just released an update to bring macOS Ventura to version 13.2.1. This appears to be an […]
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 190. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Windows […]
Each log entry has a messageType field, enabling you to obtain and show just more significant entries, and to find errors and faults almost instantly.
Never work with children, animals or TCC. Its interface sprawls over two sections in System Settings, and its command tool can only wipe out its settings, forcing you to start from scratch.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Windows controller on […]
There’s a lot standing between your app and what it can edit and save: POSIX permissions, ACLs, SIP, TCC, and maybe the sandbox too.
Untangling what in Privacy & Security is controlled by TCC, what resetting it really does, why you should do that before selecting it database, and what TCC does for iCloud.
Privacy, controlled by TCC and the Privacy & Security settings, can go wrong. Without documentation or good tools, it can prove hard to fix.
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