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How to run apps in private

Certificate revocation checks in macOS could be misused in surveillance. How could you prevent that without putting your Mac at risk?

February 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

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

Why your laptop Mac may not be recharging

Charging policy has changed recently for batteries in Apple’s laptops, and iOS/iPadOS devices. Your battery might also be too warm. How to check and what to do.

January 30, 2021 Macs, Technology

Bluetooth utilities to help diagnose disconnections

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Tools to help you discover the cause of Bluetooth disconnections, by assessing the link quality and more. For both Intel and M1 Macs.

January 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

Preference settings and Finder misbehaviour

Something wrong with the Finder or an app, and you want to trash its preferences? Don’t: macOS will defeat you. Here’s how to do that so it works.

January 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Intricacies of the boot disk

Boot disk volume layout is intricate in Big Sur. M1 Macs lose the EFI partition on their internal SSDs and gain two more for APFS. Contents of /System/Volumes has also changed.

January 10, 2021 Macs, Technology

Boot disk layout on Intel and M1 Macs: High Sierra to Big Sur

Diagrams of the layout of volumes on boot disks for macOS 10.13 to 11, covering both Intel and M1 models.

January 9, 2021 Macs, Technology

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