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Category Archive: Updates

Latest utility updates and Apple’s for macOS

Stibium 1.0 will now benchmark your SSDs

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Improved tests, statistical analysis, and interface, together with a 21 page Help book detailing its range of tests in 5,000 words. Ready to use for real.

January 11, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Taccy version 1.12 fixes a couple of bugs

Two bugs – one affecting SDK version beyond 11.0, the other changing designation of the Audio privacy entitlement. Now fixed.

January 6, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Disk read and write tests go random in Stibium 1.0b6

Now with proper random write and read tests, sophisticated analysis including group medians and linear regression, and detailing reporting.

January 4, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

What’s changed in Big Sur 11.1?

The macOS 11.1 update is substantial, but by no means as extensive as some of its x.1 predecessors. […]

December 14, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Big Sur 11.1 is now available, with Security Updates for Catalina and Mojave

Apple has just released Big Sur version 11.1, together with security updates for Catalina and Mojave, which are […]

December 14, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Cormorant now supports drag and drop, and can run ten times faster

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How can you compress and decompress small files faster? In AppleArchive, just send more of them for processing at the same time.

December 11, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

December 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Use AppleArchive for compressing and decompressing files with Cormorant 1.0

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First full release of this free utility designed to help move apps and more using AirDrop, as it doesn’t put decompressed contents into quarantine.

December 2, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

SilentKnight 1.15 and LockRattler 4.30 do more on Big Sur and M1 Macs

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For all Macs running Big Sur, these now report whether its new System volume is correctly sealed, and about Platform Security for M1 Macs.

December 1, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

SilentKnight version 1.14 for your Apple Silicon Mac

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Opens a window on all the new Platform Security settings of Apple Silicon Macs, and checks their iBoot firmware version. Minor tweaks for Intel users too.

November 18, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

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