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Category Archive: Macs

LogUI build 77 improves readability of log entries

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Displays emoji to indicate the type of each log entry, improves export as Rich Text, and augments fields when copying entries.

October 20, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: The quiet firmware revolution

Ten years ago, a firmware worm that could have inserted malware into Mac boot flash storage was demonstrated, and shortly afterwards many Macs were found to be running outdated firmware. We’ve come a long way since.

October 19, 2025 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 330

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Sounds like […]

October 18, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: FileVault

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The T2 chip was designed for FileVault, and it comes at no cost to that and in Apple silicon Macs. Here’s how it works, and why everyone should enable it.

October 18, 2025 Macs, Technology

Inside the Unified Log 6: Difficult times

Apparently based on Mach absolute time, log entry times are converted to wallclock times. This exposes them to the vagaries of time zones, seasonal adjustments, and periodic wallclock adjustments. Here’s how all that works, and can confuse.

October 17, 2025 Macs, Technology

Check if an app is stuck in translocation

Why is that app slow to launch, unable to update itself, generally behaving erratically, and often crashes? Could it be stuck in app translocation? Here’s how to tell, and how to fix it.

October 16, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released its weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5319. As usual, it doesn’t […]

October 15, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Check your Mac is secure

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How to check secure boot, SIP, Gatekeeper/XProtect, its SSV, FileVault, macOS and its firmware, and XProtect Remediator scans.

October 15, 2025 Macs, Technology

Inside the Unified Log 5: Navigation

How to combine the time of interest with waypoints to reduce 100,000 log entries to just a handful, and discover what you’re looking for in the log.

October 14, 2025 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 329

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 329. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Two […]

October 13, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

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