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Should you ever repair permissions?

We used to repair permissions of the system until SIP. After a short break, we often repaired them again, this time on preference files. Why did Apple cancel that? Should we still try it for fixing problems?

January 27, 2022 Macs, Technology

What has changed in Monterey 12.2?

macOS Monterey 12.2 is of modest size, relative to updates in recent years, at 2-2.8 GB, depending on […]

January 26, 2022 Macs, Technology

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 […]

January 26, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released Monterey 12.2, Big Sur 11.6.3 and Catalina SU updates

Apple has just released updates to Monterey and Big Sur, bringing them to 12.2 and 11.6.3 respectively, and […]

January 26, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Why doesn’t Apple formally support old macOS?

Although it’s attractive that Apple should make its macOS support commitment explicit, it has reasons to avoid doing so. Would it really bring users any benefit?

January 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has just pushed an update to its malware removal tool MRT, bringing it to version 1.86, dated […]

January 20, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Explainer: Metal

Metal provides low-level access to 3D graphics, rendering and compute features in GPUs. With the deprecation of OpenGL and OpenCL, it’s vital, especially for M1 Macs/

January 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

Inside iCloud+ Private Relay: can it be trusted?

Apple’s Private Relay service isn’t a full VPN, but is designed to ensure that no one knows both your IP address and the sites you connect to. Is it a good choice?

January 10, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: shrinking macOS updates

The macOS 12.1 update is the smallest x.1 update since High Sierra 10.13.1 in October 2017, over four years ago. How come it has bucked the trend in Big Sur?

December 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

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 16, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

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