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Category Archive: Macs

What has changed in the Mojave 10.14.5 update?

Over 6 GB of files installed, this brings many updates to bundled apps including Safari 12.1.1, changes to iTunes, and small changes to APFS too. Here are the details.

May 14, 2019 Macs, Technology

Should you leave your Mac running all the time?

What are the benefits to leaving your Mac running all the time? And the costs? Which should you choose to do?

May 14, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave 10.14.5 changes kernel extension security

Tucked away in the macOS Mojave 10.14.5 update is a significant change in the way that it handles […]

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

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 166, dated […]

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

macOS Mojave 10.14.5 update has been released, with Sierra and High Sierra Security Updates 2019-003

Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.5 update, which is around 2.8 GB in size when obtain via […]

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

xattred the GUI extended attribute editor reaches version 1.0 at last

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Brings a new Stripper tool to remove xattrs in bulk, extensive Help, and a code integrity check.

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

When does Mojave check an app’s signature? The answer isn’t entirely consistent

App signatures are only checked on app first run – it may once have been true, but is no longer accurate. But can you bypass those additional checks? Is this a vulnerability?

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Language wars

is Swift somehow superior to Objective-C? Or is it a second-class language for macOS? Do those questions have any meaning at all?

May 12, 2019 Macs, Technology

Pratique version 1.0 released to fix document quarantine woes

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First full release version, which conforms to macOS clearance convention, and lets you know which flags it has changed.

May 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

Checking your app’s own signature

How can an app check that nothing has nobbled it? How to use its code signature to perform a simple launch test.

May 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

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