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Last Week on My Mac: Consent, intent and privacy

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Privacy protected folders are widely misunderstood and users end up giving apps Full Disk Access unnecessarily. Concepts are explained and experienced using a simple app, Insent.

April 5, 2026 Macs, Technology

Parental Controls: Safeguarding the vulnerable

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How to set a managed account up for a child, or another vulnerable user, using Parental Controls.

April 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

How to use Parental Controls to protect your children

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El Capitan, and previous versions of OS X, provide extensive controls over managed accounts, which are ideal for safeguarding vulnerable users such as children.

October 6, 2015 Macs, Technology

Free speech and common sense: Delfi AS v Estonia

It is time for those who publish offensive content, albeit written by others, to shoulder their responsibilities and protect the rights of those who may be damaged by such content.

June 17, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Fences are bad for your health

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Two pervasive problems make country walking unpleasant at this time of year (Jan-Feb): mud and fences. They are of course linked, because without fences there would be little mud, and without mud, fences would be less of a problem.

January 19, 2015 Life
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