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You may notice something odd with the latest version of iMovie

Has the Profiles pane recently appeared in System Preferences? Here’s why – a minor glitch in the App Store update.

March 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

More App Store update problems

When the App Store keeps refusing to install an update, there’s a limited range of solutions. Sometimes the traditional fix works best.

February 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Finding not hiding

Fifteen years ago, when we first got Spotlight search, we were more concerned with finding our documents rather than preventing others from reading their contents. Why?

January 31, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Fessing up

If you’re using Catalina or Big Sur, you should by now only be obtaining apps from four sources: […]

January 3, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Can a Content Caching Server compensate for lost standalone updates?

Can you use Big Sur’s Content Caching Server to save and retain updates which can substitute for ‘delta’ and Combo standalone update packages?

December 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

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

Still getting errors trying to upgrade to Big Sur?

This morning, Apple has reinstated Big Sur upgrades on its software update service. However, users may still encounter […]

November 13, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Why clicking on some Apple links fails: URIs and ITMSS

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You click on a link to get Apple software from the App Store, but it doesn’t work. Why not? What can you do to work around this?

October 2, 2020 Macs, Technology

What to do if you find a security problem in macOS

What should you do if you think you’ve found a security vulnerability in macOS, or an app provided by the App Store? Will you get a bounty?

July 11, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Lock down your mind

What has distinguished this year isn’t the pandemic, police murders, or Apple’s intransigence, but the complete intolerance which we are showing to one another.

June 21, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

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