Not only has Apple not provided standalone updaters for macOS 11.2, or for Mojave and Catalina Security Updates 2021-001, but it has removed the Big Sur 11.1 installer. It’s just like iOS now.
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Many iMac17,1 computers are still stuck with firmware dating back to before macOS Catalina. Could this new approach enable them to install firmware updates again?
Apple has just pushed two updates, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
The update to macOS 11.2 is similar in size to the previous update from 11.0.1 to 11.1: around […]
Apple has just released Big Sur update to version 11.2, which is available now for both Intel and […]
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?
Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
UserDefaults and cfprefsd manage the preference system, an amorphous database spread across hundreds of files which can only be controlled in Terminal. It’s time for a change.
Improved tests, statistical analysis, and interface, together with a 21 page Help book detailing its range of tests in 5,000 words. Ready to use for real.
Final in series. Examines how the hardened runtime controls access to protected private data and services, and how some use private entitlements.
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