The update to bring macOS Tahoe up to version 26.4 is hefty at around 7.15 GB (more than […]
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SilentKnight relies on the system_profiler command for much of the key information it needs. But that output is localised to the primary language in use at the time. This continues to cause problems.
Why should an app start crashing on launch in macOS 26.4 beta 2? Why does its firmware version number make no sense? And how did it take 6 months to fix six typos?
For once, Apple’s bland statement that “this update provides important bug fixes and security updates” may be the […]
Is your Mac running Sequoia or Tahoe? Is its XProtect up to date and using version 5325? If not, you might have to wait until the return from holidays before that’s fixed.
Add another volume to your Mac’s internal SSD and try to eject it. All hell breaks loose as the Finder wants to eject the whole disk, it seems. Probably a 6-year old bug.
A largely routine update, with a few interesting new features such as Edge Light, a security enhancement to AirDrop, and two important security fixes that have already been exploited in iOS.
Fixes a crashing bug when using its Crawler feature. Analysis of provenance xattrs confirms they can be useful in providing more information about files.
What was the key to successfully learning to drive, ride a bike, or speak a foreign language? Confidence, and it’s every bit as important in computing, and in macOS.
When someone reports the most recent version of Safari that will open their webarchives is 18.6, and that’s the only version that you find can’t open some webarchives. You’ll be only too familiar with the culprit.
The Eclectic Light Company 