At first, I thought the new XProtect version should be 5272, but some updated without that version changing. Then I stumbled across a secret way to update. Not a good omen for the release of Sequoia.
Category Archive: Macs
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Table of […]
How a dogcow from Cairo came to grace the Page Setup dialog in Classic Mac OS, was retired for Mac OS X, and has made a comeback since Ventura.
How SilentKnight can install macOS updates, up to a point, and how you can recover from an inadvertent download of a macOS update.
Three malicious apps – Atomic Stealer, Genieo and XCSSET – against macOS 14.6.1, with full security, SIP disabled, and Gatekeeper disabled.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan or so, […]
If you thought spctl disabled Gatekeeper assessments, and disabling SIP had little effect, then you might like to think again.
Details of security checks including Gatekeeper, XProtect and notarization, performed when launching an app in full security.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 270. Here are my solutions to them. 1: The […]
Symlinks are popular but prove fragile when folders get renamed or moved. Hard links don’t support directories and can’t cross volumes. The alias works best overall, but isn’t supported in Terminal.
The Eclectic Light Company 