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Category Archive: Macs

Chain letter ransomware: how to hurt enemies

Would you send ransomware to your worst enemies? That is what the authors of this Windows malware invite you to do.

December 12, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

TaskExplorer 1.5.0 – an essential update for every Mac user

An essential tool updated and improved. If you don’t have it, download it now; if you already use it, an essential update.

December 12, 2016 Macs, Technology

Just got a new Mac? You should check that its security protection is enabled

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Some brand new MacBook Pros have shipped with SIP disabled. Here’s how to check, including a simple free tool to do so.

December 11, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: More work needed

What more is needed if Swift is going to realise its promise as a scripting language for macOS?

December 11, 2016 Macs, Technology

Securing your router: protecting your network

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Further suggestions for setting your router up, to keep your local network safe, secure, and free from trouble.

December 10, 2016 Macs, Technology

Securing your router: keeping intruders out

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Thousands of TalkTalk customers, and those of ISPs, have had their routers compromised. How should you protect yourself?

December 9, 2016 Macs, Technology

How to repair your keychain by making a fresh one

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OS X used to provide a keychain first aid feature. Now this has gone, this is the only way that you can try to repair a defective keychain: create a new one.

December 8, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple silently updates Gatekeeper security data for Sierra and El Capitan

Apple has today pushed out an update to its Gatekeeper Configuration Data, for Sierra and El Capitan users. […]

December 7, 2016 Macs, Technology

Building a better console replacement: an exercise in Xcode 2

Why does writing a simple app in Swift keep turning into an esoteric guessing game? More hurdles for re-scripting in Swift.

December 7, 2016 Macs, Technology

File system funnies in Sierra: folders that aren’t, and altered aliases

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Sierra brings undocumented weirdness to the Finder, with a folder that is, but it isn’t, and improved Finder aliases, which don’t work as well. Yet.

December 6, 2016 Macs, Technology

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