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Category Archive: Technology

Explainer: the app sandbox

Why is it, what is it, and how can you tell whether an app runs in it? What can you do to remove an app’s entitlements?

June 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

How VMs and disk images can be like Doctor Who’s TARDIS

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So how can a VM of 119.6 GB fit in a 100 GB container? How sparse files can make VMs and disk images smaller on disk.

June 23, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

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

June 22, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

What to do when Spotlight can’t find it

Immediate actions to get the best result from your search, and how to tackle even the most deep-seated of Spotlight problems.

June 22, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS Ventura 13.4.1, Monterey 12.6.7 and Big Sur 11.7.8 updates

Apple has just released urgent security updates to bring macOS Ventura to version 13.4.1, Monterey to 12.6.7 and […]

June 21, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Updates: Revisionist 1.9, Spundle 1.7, Stibium 1.1, Taccy 1.15 and UTIutility 1.3

For working with document versions, managing sparse bundles, benchmarking disk performance, checking TCC privacy protection, and looking up UTIs.

June 21, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

What works in virtualising macOS on Apple silicon, and what doesn’t

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Although these VMs are fast and even support Rosetta 2, they do have significant disadvantages, as detailed here.

June 20, 2023 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 208

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 208. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Over […]

June 19, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

What to do with a disk error?

Disk errors threaten your data: how to detect them, how to use First Aid in Disk Utility, how to use fsck, and what to do with the disk afterward.

June 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Lies, notarization and privacy

What is going to change in notarization and code signing? Will sandboxing be required? How does this affect privacy controls?

June 18, 2023 Macs, Technology

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