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Category Archive: Technology

Can you disable Gatekeeper and XProtect?

macOS Sequoia and Tahoe have changed the way Gatekeeper and XProtect are controlled. Can a user disable them, and if so, how? And how can you check whether both are enabled?

August 6, 2026 Macs, Technology

Apple has released a major update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released its weekly update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

August 5, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

How can you back up your backups?

Every computer system needs a backup strategy to cope with different scales and types of disaster. How to work out what needs to be preserved, and how to do about reducing the risk of data loss.

August 5, 2026 Macs, Technology

Fix LaunchServices problems with command tools

Two command tools, lsregister and lsappinfo, are often recommended for dealing with LaunchServices problems. This summarises what they can and cannot do.

August 4, 2026 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 371

I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 371. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Brown beverage […]

August 3, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

Find an expected macOS or security data update

A macOS update has just been announced, but your Mac can’t seem to find it. Here’s what to try next, so you can bring your Mac up to date. Includes details of log entries during a normal check.

August 3, 2026 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Onward and update

Few Macs survived the past week without an update, and for more recent models that meant two updates. Have we gone forward, and if so, where have we got to?

August 2, 2026 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 371

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

August 1, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

Reading floating point numbers with Mints

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Why floating point numbers expressed in hexadecimal are so difficult to read, and how to use Mints’ Floating Point Explorer to convert and understand them.

August 1, 2026 Macs, Technology

Virtualising Golden Gate betas

If you installed the first Xcode beta in macOS 26.5.1, it probably stopped you building any more VMs. Here’s what happened, and how to recover normal virtualisation, even creating Golden Gate beta VMs again.

July 31, 2026 Macs, Technology

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