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Category Archive: Technology

LockRattler 4.35 now checks for XProtect Remediator

Recommended for all running Catalina or later, this new version checks and reports the version of XProtect Remediator.

June 20, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Stuck together or flourishing apart?

So macOS is being swallowed up into iOS? Haven’t you forgotten how iPadOS is trying to establish itself the middle ground between them?

June 19, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 156

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

June 18, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: network ports

What are ports in networking, and where would you find them? What use are they apart from making networking more confusing?

June 18, 2022 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight and SystHist updates now check XProtect Remediator

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Strongly recommended for all running macOS Catalina and later, these now work fully with XProtect Remediator, showing its current version, updates, etc.

June 17, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

App security changes coming in Ventura

Is macOS going to be like iOS? Not in Ventura, where notarization is improved with additional security checks. Here are the details.

June 17, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has just pushed the first solo XProtect Remediator update

The first update to Apple’s new security software delivered outside a macOS update brings a leap in version number suggesting it’s now fully activated in Monterey and later.

June 17, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Has the Finder become badly behaved?

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Dragging a file to copy/move it from one location to another used to be simple. Now it’s complicated by iCloud, dropbox behaviour in AirDrop and Universal Control, and more.

June 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

Maintaining the integrity of important files

How to do this using macOS and free tools. Introduces a new version of Dintch which lets you control its speed, particularly on Apple silicon.

June 15, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

What to do when an update won’t install correctly

Update failed to install.
What do you do next? Just try to download it again? What if you’re running a local Content Caching server?

June 14, 2022 Macs, Technology

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