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Category Archive: Macs

Should you upgrade to Mojave early?

Which version of macOS are you intending to be running at the end of this month? Should you upgrade to Mojave either when it is released, or soon afterwards?

September 5, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed its weekly update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 154, […]

September 4, 2018 Macs, Technology

Why a Fusion Drive won’t last as long as an SSD

With narrowing of the cost difference between Fusion Drives and full-size SSDs, it’s worth considering likely differences in working life.

September 4, 2018 Macs, Technology

What can that app do? Entitlements, authorisation, and privacy

To pre-empt privacy problems in Mojave, you need to know information which is currently not easily obtained. Here’s an app to do it for you.

September 3, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Growing the Apple crop

Mojave’s new privacy controls continue to cause problems with AppleEvents, and have a remaining bug to be fixed. Why have they been discovered so late, though?

September 2, 2018 Macs, Technology

PermissionScanner 1.3 is notarized and fully ready for Mojave

Helps you scan for faulty permissions in your Home folder, with help from Mojave’s new privacy protection system.

September 1, 2018 Macs, Technology

Booting the Mac: Will my Mac boot from this disk? A visual guide

You want to boot your Mac from an external drive, but it doesn’t work. A diagram to explain what can go wrong, and how to fix it.

September 1, 2018 Macs, Technology

Precize 1.4 is notarized and fully ready for Mojave

This update comes with full guidance on how to get the best from the app with Mojave’s privacy protection.

August 31, 2018 Macs, Technology

Using Unicode better

Trying to work with Unicode can be frustrating at times. Here’s an excellent free book with valuable practical tips for all users, and much more for linguists too.

August 31, 2018 General, Language, Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.10 is a recommended update for all users

Brings a new feature, to check whether a firmware password is set. For Mojave, adds online check of current versions, and help with privacy protection.

August 30, 2018 Macs, Technology

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