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Category Archive: Updates

Latest utility updates and Apple’s for macOS

What has changed in macOS Tahoe 26.3?

For once, Apple’s bland statement that “this update provides important bug fixes and security updates” may be the […]

February 11, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.3, and security updates in Sequoia 15.7.4 & Sonoma 14.8.4

Apple has released updates to macOS, to bring Tahoe to version 26.3, and security updates for Sequoia to […]

February 11, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5327. As usual, it doesn’t release […]

February 3, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5326. As usual, it doesn’t release […]

January 22, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Providable 1.2 works on non-English systems, and why it didn’t previously

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Will now list apps installed on systems running with primary languages other than English. Problems resulted from unexpected behaviour of Spotlight and search with mdfind, as explained here in detail.

January 13, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Open up Finder clippings with Disclipper, and a Providable update

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New app to analyse, display and give direct access to the contents of clipping files, including textClipping and pictClipping files created by the Finder.

January 5, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Inspect provenance and quarantine info in Providable, a Christmas present

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A new app to check files for Providence IDs and Quarantine information, so providing info about the origin and recent edit history of those files.

December 25, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5325. As usual, it doesn’t release […]

December 16, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

What has changed in macOS Tahoe 26.2?

A largely routine update, with a few interesting new features such as Edge Light, a security enhancement to AirDrop, and two important security fixes that have already been exploited in iOS.

December 12, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS 26.2 Tahoe, and security updates to Sequoia 15.7.3 and Sonoma 14.8.3

Apple has just released the update to bring macOS Tahoe to version 26.2, and security updates to Sequoia […]

December 12, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

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