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Category Archive: Macs

Last Week on my Mac: Where the law fails to protect

A chilling tale with a happy ending – for once – which shows how our governments don’t want to improve our computer security.

August 28, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

AI and robots: a better understanding

We have become confused as to what artificial intelligence might be, and condemned remote-control vehicles as robots. Let’s correct this, and refocus more accurately.

August 27, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Recovery mode and its tools

Recovery mode includes four basic tools, and gives you access to much more in Terminal’s command shell.

August 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

Playing Safe: what does Safe mode do?

Another commonly-suggested panacea, Safe mode has its uses, if you understand why it is ‘safe’.

August 24, 2016 Macs, Technology

New Mac malware: Mac File Opener, or OSX.FakeFileOpener

Thomas Reed, of Malwarebytes Labs, has recently announced detection of new malware which runs on OS X, including […]

August 23, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Apple silently updates Gatekeeper data

Apple has today updated the Gatekeeper Configuration Data on Macs running El Capitan, to version 96, dated 23 […]

August 23, 2016 Macs, Technology

Persistence: EFI, SMC and NVRAM (formerly PRAM)

These store key information for your Mac. Resetting the SMC and NVRAM is no panacea, but can transform an apparently dying Mac.

August 23, 2016 Macs, Technology

Storyspace Reader: a tutorial, 3

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Getting the most out of the app’s sophisticated navigational aids, in Map view, and understanding how guards work.

August 22, 2016 General, Language, Macs, Painting, Technology

Last week on my Mac: More flaws in the kernel

Handling of kernel panics shows a series of fundamental flaws in El Capitan, which can occur on any Mac.

August 21, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Has El Capitan changed kernel panics?

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Does El Capitan suffer the most evil bug of all, which suppresses the normal kernel panic process?

August 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

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