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Category Archive: Macs

Apple updates OS X Gatekeeper configuration

In the last day or so, Apple has pushed out silent updates to its Gatekeeper security system, bringing […]

August 3, 2016 Macs, Technology

Someone is likely to be profiting from your public domain content

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Is it right that image libraries should charge their customers for the use of content which they know is in the public domain?

August 3, 2016 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Banned browser extensions

XProtect also protects your Mac from many adware and other unwanted Safari extensions. Here is the list, and details of them.

August 2, 2016 Macs, Technology

It’s summer, and El Capitan is still freezing

For 3 successive releases of El Capitan over a 4 month period, some Macs keep freezing. No operating system should ever collapse like that.

August 1, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Finder fluff, and FileMaker

A curiously impossible problem with Finder sidebars, and Apple’s software success story which shuns it own App Store.

July 31, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

How well did I forecast?

Did any of the predictions I made on New Year’s Day work out? Some proved to be spookily accurate after all.

July 30, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Don’t buy – sell: how Apple augments revenue

Tim Cook told us that Apple has been investing heavily in unreleased products and services. It is reaping rich rewards from its services already.

July 29, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Secure web connections under threat

With new vulnerabilities to be disclosed in secure web (HTTPS) connections, could these be officially exploited in UK government snooping?

July 28, 2016 Macs, Technology

Is OS X getting too overextended for its own security?

Which Finder Sync Extensions are enabled on your Mac? Are any of them malicious?

July 27, 2016 Macs, Technology

Scanning your Macs for security problems with Nessus

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Nessus is a heavyweight and expensive vulnerability scanner – which is now free of charge for home use. Is it useful there?

July 26, 2016 Macs, Technology

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