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Category Archive: Macs

Last Week on My Mac: Brilliant engineering in a flawed interface

After an unfortunate incident three years ago, RSRs were put on pause. Now they’ve been rebadged as BSIs, what is wrong with their current implementation? The list is long.

March 22, 2026 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 352

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: British sister […]

March 21, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: Disk images

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?

March 21, 2026 Macs, Technology

What to do with APFS warnings and errors

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.

March 20, 2026 Macs, Technology

What is a Background Security Improvement, and how does it work?

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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?

March 19, 2026 Macs, Technology

How macOS 26 Tahoe updates: 4 Download, preparation and installation

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.

March 18, 2026 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released the first Background Security Improvement for macOS Tahoe

Apple has just released its first public Background Security Improvement (BSI) for macOS 26.3.1 Tahoe, labelled as BSI […]

March 17, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5334. As usual it […]

March 17, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Who called git, and how Claude was caught red-handed

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.

March 17, 2026 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 351

I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 351. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Show for […]

March 16, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

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