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Category Archive: Macs

Which firmware should your Mac be using? (version 7)

List of current versions of firmware for all models of Mac supported by Ventura, following upgrading to Ventura.

November 3, 2022 Macs, Technology

Getting the most from SilentKnight: a tutorial

How to use SilentKnight to download and install two security data updates without updating macOS. Explains its settings in full, and how the app works.

November 2, 2022 Macs, Technology

Everything you need to know about XProtect’s malware protection

All about XProtect, and its new sibling XProtect Remediator, which macOS they come with, what they do, and how to check them and keep them up to date.

November 1, 2022 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 175

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 175. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Roll […]

October 31, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

SilentKnight 2.2 helps you avoid unintended updates, and copes with failed installs

New version for Catalina and later lets you remove the Install All Updates button to prevent error, and works around bugs in Content Caching servers.

October 31, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on Your Mac: Did you jump or were you pushed?

Not everyone who upgraded to Ventura last week did so intentionally. Here’s why, and how SilentKnight had a part to play, which will be fixed shortly.

October 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 175

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Roll onto the […]

October 29, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Silently updated security data files in Ventura

From AppleKextExcludeList to XProtect Remediator, what’s where, its current version, and which have fallen into disuse.

October 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

Stage Manager, intuition and changing interfaces

Why Stage Manager can’t be ‘intuitive’, but needs to tackle forests of windows and excessive distractions in novel ways.

October 28, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just pushed its regular fortnightly update to XProtect Remediator security software for Macs running Catalina or […]

October 27, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

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