Checksums and CRC can be very quick, but have significant drawbacks. SHA-256 hashes are best, although there are also error-correcting codes used in optical disks.
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Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
How to recognise Catalyst and iPadOS apps from RunningBoard’s job descriptions, and how iPadOS apps are launched differently. And why RunningBoard can take a high CPU %.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 316. Here are my solutions to them. 1: From […]
These updates feature overhauled windows, new app icons for compatibility with Tahoe, and have been rebuilt. LogUI gets a minor tweak that should improve its window controls in Tahoe.
A mystery volume mounts from nowhere, and its name starts with Creedence. This is a cryptex, also favoured in Apple’s Private Cloud Compute. Is it a ghost of the past, or harbinger of the future?
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: From PageRank […]
First public Internet service provided by dial-up modem, in 1992. This is how we configured those connections in 2001, and connected via a mobile phone and Bluetooth.
A slew of new rules to detect novel malware, four changes to behavioural detection. This has been an unusual week for security data updates.
Want to build in Xcode 26 b3 on macOS 26 b3? You may have problems with Icon Composer icons, which may not work on previous versions of macOS. Here’s a workaround.
The Eclectic Light Company 