Once, you could run diskutil to ‘fix’ broken permissions in your Home folder, then it was replaced by repairHomePermissions in Recovery. Apple no longer documents this, but it’s still there. Should you use it?
Category Archive: Technology
How lightweight virtualisation of macOS and Linux has improved in Ventura, and what hasn’t changed.
Expected in Ventura 13.1 is a new lightweight system for applying security patches. This article explains how it uses cryptexes, already being used in macOS 13.
Why you should keep a copy of the Panic Log. How to check that your Mac isn’t the cause. And above all, don’t panic.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 177. Here are my solutions to them. 1: First […]
Three phases of updating, download, preparation and installation, are now fully integrated. They also involve updating Cryptexes, as revealed in the log.
How Ventura 13.0.1 played hard to get for some, and ongoing problems successfully installing security data updates make for the fortnightly nightmare.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: First from a […]
This has changed greatly over the last few versions of macOS, and differs between different types of Mac. Here’s an outline.
macOS 13.0.1 is the first small security update to Ventura, although it still seems large. What’s going on, and where are macOS updates heading?
The Eclectic Light Company 