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Category Archive: Technology

More M1 mysteries: Boot Recovery Assistant

You may encounter this when trying to boot into Fallback Recovery Mode. Currently it doesn’t appear to be fully functional, and doesn’t help.

February 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

Overnight (UTC) Apple has pushed two updates, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number […]

February 23, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

How to run apps in private

Certificate revocation checks in macOS could be misused in surveillance. How could you prevent that without putting your Mac at risk?

February 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 87

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 87. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Unique […]

February 22, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Why your M1 may not have Fallback Recovery yet

Created when you update macOS, its Fallback Recovery OS is made from the previous Recovery OS. Here’s how to check whether it’s available on your M1 Mac.

February 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Check whether your Mac’s sudo is vulnerable with Mints 1.1

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Now checks whether the sudo vulnerability has been patched, and improves Spotlight search testing too.

February 22, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Swallowing a fly

It started with wanting to benchmark SSDs, passed through robust linear regression, and is now diving deep into linear programming and matrices.

February 21, 2021 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 87

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: Unique among […]

February 20, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

M1 Macs have another hidden boot mode

Apple has revealed the hidden Fallback Recovery OS mode available on M1 Macs. How to enter and use it, and why it’s another big plus.

February 20, 2021 Macs, Technology

Spotlight on search: How to diagnose and fix problems

Indexing and search diagrammed, leading to the diagnosis of problems with Spotlight, and their resolution.

February 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

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