Released in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on 26 October 2007, it supported Time Capsules launched in January 2008, and in Big Sur could back up to APFS.
Category Archive: Technology
If you’re running any version of SilentKnight before 2.10, you need to update it now for compatibility with Catalina and later, particularly for Sequoia. And there are more essential updates too.
If you want to update or install macOS differently from what is offered in Software Update, here are the options, and what each is best for.
Safari and its supporting frameworks and components, used to be installed in the Data volume, but now come in cryptexes. These also account for the larger macOS updates for Apple silicon.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]
App launch security is built in multiple layers, and not all check are run on every launch of an app. Syspolicy plays a key role, CDHashes are now central, and XProtect scans can make checks on large apps slow.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 271. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Table […]
Exactly what is the disk shown in the Finder named Macintosh HD, in Big Sur and later versions of macOS? An exploration of the structure of the modern boot disk.
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.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Table of […]
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