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Last Year on My Mac: There must be a pony

Shipping the M1 Macs has been a milestone, although how you interpret that depends on whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist.

December 27, 2020 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 17, 2020 Macs, Technology

Apple has stopped providing standalone installers for macOS updates

Apple released macOS Big Sur 11.1 on 14 December. Although yesterday it finally posted standalone installers for the […]

December 17, 2020 Macs, Technology

What’s changed in Big Sur 11.1?

The macOS 11.1 update is substantial, but by no means as extensive as some of its x.1 predecessors. […]

December 14, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

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

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 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: There’s more to the M1 than speed

What were the first things you tried out on a new M1 Mac? Benchmarks, perhaps, or tested battery endurance? Try looking at Recovery Mode – that’s more important.

November 29, 2020 Macs, Technology

Upgrading to Big Sur 11.0.1: news from the surgery

If you haven’t upgraded to Big Sur yet but intend doing so early, be reassured: it’s one of the smoothest for years. Full details and a few tips to help.

November 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

macOS version numbering: I’m already eating my hat

I was wrong: the first proper update to Big Sur is version 11.1, and next year we should be grappling with macOS 12.

November 18, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Making essential services fail-safe

Although most were worried about Apple’s failure to deliver upgrades to Big Sur, the most serious problem left many users unable to launch any apps.

November 15, 2020 Macs, Technology

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