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Apple has released another update to Big Sur: 11.2.1, and updates to 10.15 and 10.14

Apple has released a further update to Big Sur, aimed primarily at some MacBook Pro 2016 and 2017 […]

February 9, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released standalone versions of Catalina and Mojave Security Updates 2021-001

Apple has recently posted a downloadable Installer package containing Catalina Security Update 2021-001, which was released via Software […]

February 9, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Apple’s scorched update policy

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.

February 7, 2021 Macs, Technology

Could this fix firmware updating in the iMac Retina 5K 27-inch Late 2015 (iMac17,1)?

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?

February 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

Apple has just pushed two updates, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

February 4, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

What’s changed in Big Sur 11.2?

The update to macOS 11.2 is similar in size to the previous update from 11.0.1 to 11.1: around […]

February 1, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Big Sur update to version 11.2 and Security Updates for 10.14 and 10.15

Apple has just released Big Sur update to version 11.2, which is available now for both Intel and […]

February 1, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

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

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 25, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Obsolescent preferences

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.

January 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

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