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Category Archive: Technology

macOS 15.3.2 Sequoia won’t install older macOS on Apple silicon Macs

Can you install macOS Sonoma on an external SSD for an Apple silicon Mac running Sequoia 15.3.2? So far this has defeated two of us on many attempts. With useful tips that should have brought success.

March 28, 2025 Macs, Technology

Controlling LaunchServices in macOS Sequoia

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The hidden command tool lsregister can be used to control LaunchServices and its registry, but there are now snags in most of its features, as explained here.

March 27, 2025 Macs, Technology

How macOS Sequoia launches an app

Overview of how different subsystems work together during launching a notarized app, from LaunchServices to checking WritingTools and AI availability.

March 26, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

March 25, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Better security means less recoverability

There’s extensive experience in recovering deleted files from hard disks, and results can be surprisingly good. Recovery from SSDs is more tricky, and secure ‘wiping’ ensures nothing can ever be recovered, making good backups essential.

March 25, 2025 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 300

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 300. Here are my solutions to them. 1: The […]

March 24, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

What are app entitlements, and what do they do?

Whether they enable an App Store app to go beyond its sandbox, provide access to features that are privacy-protected, or give access to macOS features only permitted for approved apps, entitlements are important.

March 24, 2025 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Giving a fsck

What disk checks are made in Safe mode? How are they different from those run during normal startup? If Disk Utility is to be our only APFS repair tool, shouldn’t have more and better features?

March 23, 2025 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 300

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: The first […]

March 22, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of installing Mac OS: Mac OS X and beyond

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From Installer packages and metapackages, to the first for Big Sur with its new boot volume group. RSRs and their demise, and when an upgrade is an update.

March 22, 2025 Macs, Technology

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