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Category Archive: Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]

July 20, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Backing up iCloud, iCloud recovery and document versions

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Using local Time Machine backup, iCloud Recovery, and saved versions to recover previous and current versions of files in iCloud Drive, and their limitations.

July 20, 2023 Macs, Technology

Searching iCloud Drive with Spotlight

Why doesn’t Spotlight seem able to return search results for files stored in iCloud Drive? And a strange feature discovered in extended attributes.

July 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

What is firmware for, and why does it need updating?

Why do macOS updates keep updating firmware? Is it full of bugs or what? And just what does firmware do?

July 18, 2023 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 212

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 212. Here are my solutions to them. 1: From […]

July 17, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

How does iCloud work? Plus a new version of Cirrus

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Differences between CloudKit and iCloud Drive, what each does, and how it works. New version of Cirrus to test and check iCloud function.

July 17, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: How an RSR went badly wrong

Two RSRs in two days! What went wrong with the first on 10 July, and why it would have been anticipated, and was entirely preventable.

July 16, 2023 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 212

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

July 15, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

Why can’t you just roll back from a bad macOS update?

If it’s so easy to uninstall a troublesome RSR, why can’t we simply roll back to a previous version of macOS, like we did in High Sierra?

July 15, 2023 Macs, Technology

Which system software and security updates were installed? SystHist now supports Sonoma

SystHist reveals full details of all macOS installations and updates, plus security updates. New version works with Sonoma, as well as reporting RSRs.

July 14, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

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