How TCC gets to authorise whether apps can obtain listings and open files in protected folders. The attribution chain and its effect on command tools.
Category Archive: Macs
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 354. Here are my solutions to them. 1: In favour […]
It now consists of many discrete services. How to test CloudKit’s shared databases, iCloud Drive’s cloud storage, and whether your Mac can install from iCloud.
Privacy protected folders are widely misunderstood and users end up giving apps Full Disk Access unnecessarily. Concepts are explained and experienced using a simple app, Insent.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: In favour […]
AppKit originated in NeXTSTEP and its menus, windows and views are usually built in its graphical editor. SwiftUI was introduced in 2019 and is built using code structures, but supports less than AppKit. Neither is without its problems.
Apple has overnight released its out-of-cycle update to XProtect for macOS prior to Sequoia, bringing it to version […]
Apple has just released an out-of-cycle update to XProtect for macOS Sequoia and Tahoe only, bringing it to […]
Clarus the Dogcow in the Emoji & Symbols viewer, marijuana in the Chess app, Apple’s copyright notice in a kernel extension, and more Easter eggs in your Mac.
Refurb, from a reseller, or buy private? What to beware of, what to check, and how to ensure the Mac you buy won’t lock you out.
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