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Category Archive: Technology

How to check if your Apple silicon Mac is booting securely

How to check your Mac is booting in Full Security, and how to read its log to verify all the key steps involved in that process.

August 21, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released security updates to macOS 15.6.1, 14.7.8 and 13.7.8

Apple has just released urgent security updates to bring macOS Sequoia to 15.6.1, Sonoma to 14.7.8, and Ventura […]

August 20, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Explainer: Yara rules

Used by two of XProtect’s malware detection features, Yara rules are valuable way to check whether files satisfy a logical condition, and more.

August 20, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

August 19, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

What happens to images when you disable Live Text?

You can disable Live Text in Language & Region settings, but what exactly does that do? Does it also block Visual Look Up, or connection to Apple?

August 19, 2025 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 321

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 321. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Where […]

August 18, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

SpotTest 1.0 will help you diagnose Spotlight problems

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New app tests Spotlight indexing and search of local files across 15 test files and two search methods. This should provide valuable clues for diagnosis.

August 18, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Drought and neural engines

We’re in the midst of a drought in the UK. We’ve all been recommended to delete old emails and photos to economise of water use. Is that wise?

August 17, 2025 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 321

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

August 16, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of XML and property lists

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From GML in 1969 came SGML, then in 1998 XML 1.0 was released. This was used to set out property lists in Mac OS X, and more recently have been stored in binary format.

August 16, 2025 Macs, Technology

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