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Category Archive: Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 266

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 266. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Skipper […]

July 29, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Ownership means two different things in Macs: how to tell them apart

Ownership can mean two very different things on Macs: it might be about Unix permissions, or Apple silicon boot policy. How to tell them apart so you use the right solution for ownership problems.

July 29, 2024 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Are you ready for Sonoma 14.6?

macOS Sonoma 14.6 is likely to be released next week, rather than as expected in September. How does this change future updates and which version you should be running?

July 28, 2024 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 266

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

July 27, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of kernel panics

How we crashed and burned with the best of them, from recovery disks in classic Mac OS, to unexpected restarts and hidden panic logs.

July 27, 2024 Macs, Technology

How big a backup store do you need?

How large should the drive be to store all your backups for the next couple of years? Here’s how to work that out for Time Machine and other apps.

July 26, 2024 Macs, Technology

Will updated apps still run on older macOS?

It may seem strange, but each new version of macOS brings a hidden feature that determines which older […]

July 25, 2024 Macs, Technology

How macOS is moving away from kernel extensions

How 3rd party developers used KPIs for drivers and much else in kernel extensions. These are now being replaced progressively by System Extensions. This is the state of play.

July 24, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released updates to XProtect Remediator security software (Catalina or later), bringing it to version 140, […]

July 23, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

XProCheck 1.6 update improves performance

Improves performance by changing it log access to use the OSLog API, adds local time to its reports, and provides more space for long scanner names.

July 23, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

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