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Category Archive: Macs

Inside the OS X blacklist: XProtect

Perhaps not as effective as one of the better anti-virus apps, it is free and built into OS X.

January 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

Is your Mac a nightmare to update?

Some Macs seem to be struggling with El Capitan updates. Does yours?

January 24, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple updates XProtect anti-malware tool in El Capitan

On 21 January 2016, Apple pushed out a silent update to XProtect, its anti-malware protection software built into […]

January 23, 2016 Macs, Technology

Accept no substitute: get out in the real world

Those living in towns and cities used to flock out to the country at the weekend. Now it is the time for Minecraft and VR.

January 23, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

I wonder if you can help me: Q&A on Q&A

How to get free, personal advice and solve your Mac problems.

January 23, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Permissions: the heart of access control

How to inspect and change them, in the Finder and the command line.

January 22, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple, Secret Squirrels, and updates

What is Apple’s dark secret about OS X 10.11.3? Or was it just a failure in documentation?

January 21, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Adobe Flash Player update 20.0.0.286

Amazingly, Adobe is still updating its venerable Flash Player: version 20.0.0.286 is now available from here, and promises […]

January 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

So what was all OS X 10.11.3 about? The real list of updates

The update was over 600 MB: here is a fuller list of what it actually updated.

January 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

Structure in narrative (non-fiction) text

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Most narrative is synchronous, structured by the march of time. There are exceptions, though.

January 20, 2016 General, Language, Macs, Technology

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