In Big Sur, Apple is trying to change our update habits, getting us all to update early, and run only the latest release of macOS. Its campaign uses installer behaviour, mass psychology, and boot security.
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How boot security has changed in the M1 Mac. What it allows you to do, and how it restores flexibility and versatility of external boot disks.
Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
How ready are M1 Macs now for general use? There are still problems with docks, external boot disks, and using one external boot disk with multiple Macs.
A new tailor-made log view shows what’s happened in interactions with the App Store, and can give clues as to the cause of delays and failures.
A lot has changed in recent versions of macOS over the last couple of weeks. This is a […]
Important rule: third-party apps can’t use your regular Apple ID password to connect to services, but use an app-specific password.
Big Sur 11.3 includes support for AirTags, as explained here. Apple has also thought out how they could be misused, and how to prevent that.
Apple has just released a surprise update to Big Sur, bringing it to version 11.3.1. According to its […]
Those who are cautious and like to wait before updating are in a quandary: it is better to risk updating now, or your Mac falling victim to malware?
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