Why should an app start crashing on launch in macOS 26.4 beta 2? Why does its firmware version number make no sense? And how did it take 6 months to fix six typos?
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Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: A snack […]
When the architecture of macOS switched to the Signed System Volume in Big Sur, it brought major changes in how macOS is updated, as detailed here.
New version adds more detail to the list of log files, and a new graphical view to pick out anomalies in up to 6 weeks of previous log records.
Doesn’t macOS wear out internal SSDs quickly because of all the data it writes to them? Will my Mac’s SSD wear out prematurely? How can I tell?
How to browse log entries for an event that occurred many days after its entries have been removed from the active log, by discovering its exact time and the processes involved.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5331. As usual, it doesn’t release […]
What do you do if you can’t start your Apple silicon Mac in Recovery? Try Fallback Recovery, as explained in detail here.
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 348. Here are my solutions to them. 1: The next […]
Tens of thousands of log entries are made between the start of kernel boot and the unlocking of the Data volume. Where they’re stored has been a mystery. With additional details of log maintenance and retention.
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