What’s normal for patterns of security data and macOS updates? How to recognise the pathological, which could reflect a security failure.
Category Archive: Macs
What do paintings look like to someone with deuteranopia? Why do great paintings ‘draw’ the eye? Do we see the colours the artist intended? And how many words for blue are in Ukrainian?
Big Sur and Monterey allow kernel extensions with limitations, particularly on M1 models. Full details, including how to control them.
How the kernel relies on its extensions to make your Mac work, and has highest privilege for stability and security. How this must change for Apple Silicon.
Some are reporting that recent MRT updates have been installed 15 times. If your Mac affected? Does it keep installing the same security data updates?
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 146. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Oriel, […]
Which is faster, a MacBook Pro 16-inch with an M1 Pro, or a Mac Studio with an M1 Max? Tests cover P and E cores, Neural Engine, SSD and more.
M1 Macs don’t support SMART monitoring over USB-C, forcing us to choose between Full Security without SMART, or Reduced Security with SMART support.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Oriel, jalousie, containing […]
Apple wants us to run our Macs at Full Security and not use third-party kernel extensions, but refuses to build S.M.A.R.T. access into USB in macOS.
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