They come in a multitude of formats and variants, and are used throughout macOS and apps. How do you use them, and what should be wary of?
Category Archive: Macs
Should you attempt a repair in Recovery mode? Is it just a warning? How to identify the file or folder with a problem, and what to do to fix or prevent it from recurring.
What is a BSI? Is it the same as an RSR? How does it patch vulnerabilities, and how is it installed and activated? What problems does it have, and what are its limitations?
How a Content Caching Server can be used to supply an update. Preflight checks are extensive, and lead on to other preparation. Finally the boot chime is muted, and the Mac rebooted to allow installation.
Apple has just released its first public Background Security Improvement (BSI) for macOS 26.3.1 Tahoe, labelled as BSI […]
Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5334. As usual it […]
Two users confronted by a dialog to install command line developer tools so they can use git. Neither wanted to use git, but wondered which app could have triggered it. Despite its protestations, Claude knows only too well.
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 351. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Show for […]
SilentKnight relies on the system_profiler command for much of the key information it needs. But that output is localised to the primary language in use at the time. This continues to cause problems.
It’s an animal trait that learned skills fade when unused over time. This is a problem that needs to addressed by those handing skill-based tasks over to AI.
The Eclectic Light Company 