Authentication dialogs differ on Macs with Touch ID support, although they can still use a traditional format. Here are different versions of the dialog and explanations.
Category Archive: Macs
How the immutable system of the SSV, the firmlinked Data volume, and cryptexes ‘grafted’ into the directory tree combine to form the boot volume group of Intel and Apple silicon Macs running macOS 15.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 278. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Platform […]
How do sparse bundles and read-write disk images compare with regard to their efficient use of disk space, and in maintenance requirements? Here are test results from Sequoia.
In Sequoia, the Tips app has shot from being hidden in CoreServices to join Apple’s first league apps in the main Applications folder. Is this real change, or merely cosplay?
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Platform executive […]
First securing the Home folder in an encrypted sparse disk image, then to whole-volume encryption using CoreStorage, now using T2 and Apple silicon chips.
How to fit over 90 GB of files into a sparse bundle that’s only 13.8 MB in size, just like Doctor Who’s TARDIS. No APFS sparse files are involved.
How to tell whether someone has been eating the (APFS) porridge on one of your disks, using Get Info and DiskUtility’s First Aid. And a surprise hidden volume from 3 years ago.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]
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