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Category Archive: Macs

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 173, dated […]

July 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 4

Did you get all three right this week?

July 22, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

Mojave’s privacy consent works behind your back

Uninstall an app and it vanishes from the Privacy tab. But it hasn’t really gone – those consents will be reactivated if the app is replaced. Without you being informed.

July 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The log is the wrong place

macOS doesn’t handle significant errors and failures well, burying them away in the log. It needs to report them to the user through a new sub-system.

July 21, 2019 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 4

Three more riddles about Mac, computing, and related matters, for your entertainment. Answers on Monday morning.

July 20, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

How to add a custom icon to an app without breaking its signature

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In Mojave and Catalina, tampering with the contents of an app bundle risks breaking signature checks. Here’s how to work around that.

July 20, 2019 Macs, Technology

Privacy protection can pay off when it’s allowed to

For once, Mojave’s privacy protection worked in favour of the user, in stopping Zoom’s old app from regaining access to your camera and microphone.

July 19, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed another update to MRT

Apple has pushed a third update to MRT bringing its version to 1.47 dated 18 July 2019. Apple […]

July 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

How apps can check integrity better than macOS

How deeply does macOS check a signature? What are all the static code validation flags? Should my app leave macOS to perform signature checks?

July 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

How to check that your Mac is free of Zoom and similar web servers

Sleep easier at night knowing that there shouldn’t be a hidden web server running on your Mac. Here’s how to check.

July 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

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