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Category Archive: Technology

Last Year on My Mac: Ultra chips and cryptexes

The M1 series shot from 4 performance cores to 16, Ventura turned up as an update instead of an upgrade, then there came cryptexes, System Settings and Stage Manager.

January 1, 2023 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 184

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through into the New Year. 1: When Messages came from […]

December 31, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

What happens when XProtect Remediator discovers real malware?

XProtect Remediator takes on XCSSET (DubRobber) malware. Does it detect and remove it?

December 31, 2022 Macs, Technology

Free space on an APFS volume is an illusion

You’re in control of a traditional file system, but with snapshots, clones, sparse files and other volumes sharing free space, APFS isn’t as simple.

December 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Checking macOS malware scans: Endpoint Security or the log?

Changes in Endpoint Security in Ventura allow it to be used to monitor the results of anti-malware scans performed by XProtect Remediator. Are they better than the log?

December 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

macOS virtualisation refactored and sandboxed in Viable updates

Refactored for a smoother experience and with control over shared folders, Viable beta 7 now has a sandboxed and locked-down sibling ViableS, ideal for research.

December 28, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Christmas Mac riddles 183

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Christmas Mac Riddles, episode 183. Here are my solutions to them. 1: […]

December 27, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

From resource forks to quarantine, ResEdit to Gatekeeper

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ResEdit changed what was in the resource fork. With Mac OS X, Apple moved away from forks to extended attributes, now used for quarantine flags and more.

December 27, 2022 Macs, Technology

Ulbow 1.8: a present for Boxing Day

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Fixes a problem exporting log entries in CSV format, and provides information about current log length. Happy Boxing Day!

December 26, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Can I have a Yule log?

Over the last 6 months, many users have wanted to check XProtect anti-malware scans in their Mac’s log. Haven’t they been disappointed?

December 25, 2022 Macs, Technology

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