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Category Archive: Macs

Has the Finder become badly behaved?

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Dragging a file to copy/move it from one location to another used to be simple. Now it’s complicated by iCloud, dropbox behaviour in AirDrop and Universal Control, and more.

June 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

Maintaining the integrity of important files

How to do this using macOS and free tools. Introduces a new version of Dintch which lets you control its speed, particularly on Apple silicon.

June 15, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

What to do when an update won’t install correctly

Update failed to install.
What do you do next? Just try to download it again? What if you’re running a local Content Caching server?

June 14, 2022 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 155

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 155. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Unlucky […]

June 13, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

How might Ventura’s Rapid Security Response work?

How could Ventura apply security patches to itself while still running, and not require a restart? Here’s what is likely to happen.

June 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Introducing XProtect Remediator, successor to MRT

MRT’s days appear numbered. On 14 March this year, Apple released its successor – a new version of XProtect, which now does the lot.

June 12, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 155

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Unlucky for some, […]

June 11, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: Virtualisation and Rosetta 2

Ventura can use Rosetta 2 to translate Intel binaries inside an ARM-native virtualised Linux. The impact and importance of this is explained.

June 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

Updates for Ventura and M2 Macs: SilentKnight, LockRattler and SystHist

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Although intended primarily for anyone running Ventura or using an M2 Mac, they should be good for all users.

June 10, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released an update to XProtect, and to Big Sur 11.6.7

Apple has apparently released two updates this evening. Apple’s software update servers have been experiencing sporadic problems around […]

June 9, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

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