OS X and macOS make it very easy for malware to make itself persistent. It’s time for High Sierra to improve protection of the user.
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One of the major ‘new’ features in the new file system coming in High Sierra. But how does it help the Mac user?
On laptops, Time Machine’s ‘local snapshots’ have been of limited use. In High Sierra, this all changes, and for laptop users should be a strong reason for upgrading.
Apple has just pushed a silent update to the Gatekeeper configuration data for Sierra and El Capitan. This […]
Having problems with preference files? Here’s a step by step guide to solving them, including a new version of PermissionScanner.
A classic scripting task: iterate through a folder and its entire contents, testing to see if each file is readable or writable. It’s straightforward in Swift too.
Repairing permissions on your Home folder is a blunt tool which could cause more problems. This tool looks through for potential problems, letting you fix them one file at a time.
Why we can’t repair system permissions, and some pitfalls and promise in the new technique of repairing permissions on the Home folder.
Apple has started recommending users to repair permissions – not generally, but in the Home folder. Here’s my experience, and a tool to make this easier.
Sleep interrupts the scheduling and dispatch of background tasks. Here’s how it looks in the dispatching systems.
The Eclectic Light Company 