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Category Archive: Technology

Hardened runtime, sandboxing and XPC services

Jeff Johnson of @lapcatsoftware has just published an excellent technical article looking at controversial issues over hardening, sandboxing, […]

November 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

RunningBoard: a new subsystem in Catalina to detect errors

RunningBoard is new to macOS 10.15 and iOS 13. It’s very active in the log, and can cause apps to crash sometimes. So what does it do?

November 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

Starting up in Catalina: sequence and waypoints in the log

Some important similarities, such as the entry marking the beginning of startup, but plenty of changes in APFS and security entries.

November 6, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple’s Notary Service can’t compete with a supermarket restroom

Even basic store facilities like restrooms contact details of who to contact when there’s a problem. Not so with Apple’s Notary Service. It just gives you spurious errors instead.

November 5, 2019 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 19

How many did you solve this week? Official solutions, although you may have a better answer.

November 4, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

SilentKnight and silnite now look at firmware more thoroughly

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Updates now distinguish between firmware versions for High Sierra and Mojave, and those for Catalina. Recommended for all users.

November 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

What changed in Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2019-001?

A detailed list of those bundled apps like Photos, and system components, which were updated in this Security Update.

November 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Macco’s Beard, Occam’s Anti-Razor

It’s time to replace Occam’s Razor with a more appropriate principle: if you’ve found one bug, don’t stop until you have dug deeper and found the others.

November 3, 2019 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 19

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

November 2, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

Are you experiencing panics or problems with USB-C external displays?

Suggestions which may stop your Mac from panicking or having other problems when a second or external display is connected to a USB-C/Thunderbolt port. And an intro to caffeinate.

November 2, 2019 Macs, Technology

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