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Category Archive: Technology

Last Week on my Mac: XProtect tormentor

At first, I thought the new XProtect version should be 5272, but some updated without that version changing. Then I stumbled across a secret way to update. Not a good omen for the release of Sequoia.

September 1, 2024 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 271

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

August 31, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of Clarus the Dogcow

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How a dogcow from Cairo came to grace the Page Setup dialog in Classic Mac OS, was retired for Mac OS X, and has made a comeback since Ventura.

August 31, 2024 Macs, Technology

Advanced SilentKnight: updating macOS and avoiding updates

How SilentKnight can install macOS updates, up to a point, and how you can recover from an inadvertent download of a macOS update.

August 30, 2024 Macs, Technology

Launching apps in Sonoma 14.6.1: Known malware

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Three malicious apps – Atomic Stealer, Genieo and XCSSET – against macOS 14.6.1, with full security, SIP disabled, and Gatekeeper disabled.

August 29, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan or so, […]

August 28, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Launching apps in Sonoma 14.6.1: Reduced security

If you thought spctl disabled Gatekeeper assessments, and disabling SIP had little effect, then you might like to think again.

August 28, 2024 Macs, Technology

Launching apps in Sonoma 14.6.1: Full security

Details of security checks including Gatekeeper, XProtect and notarization, performed when launching an app in full security.

August 27, 2024 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 270

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 270. Here are my solutions to them. 1: The […]

August 26, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Links, aliases and the decline of paths

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Symlinks are popular but prove fragile when folders get renamed or moved. Hard links don’t support directories and can’t cross volumes. The alias works best overall, but isn’t supported in Terminal.

August 26, 2024 Macs, Technology

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