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What’s really coming in Monterey and other macOS updates next week

Which upgrades and updates are releasing on 25 October, and which features you should expect in Monterey, according to model.

October 20, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Marking time

Why did Apple release three public betas in a week – macOS 12.0, 11.6.1 and Catalina Security Update 2021-007?

October 10, 2021 Macs, Technology

The silence of the BoMs: why you don’t know what macOS updates

Before Catalina, each macOS update wrote a full transcript of all it installed to a BoM file, which you can inspect. That stopped, without any substitute.

September 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Catalina Security Update 2021-006

Apple has today release a further security update for macOS Catalina, number 2021-006. This is an important and […]

September 23, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

How long does Apple support macOS?

Unofficially, each major version of macOS gets a year’s full support, with bug and security fixes, then 2 years of security updates. Is that how it works?

September 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Biggest Sur by far

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With Big Sur 11.6 reaching the end of the year’s cycle, it’s time to take stock of just how much we had to download to keep it up to date.

September 15, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released macOS Big Sur 11.6, a Catalina Security Update, and MRT 1.84

Apple has just released three important updates: Big Sur 11.6, Catalina Security Update 2021-005, and MRT 1.84. macOS […]

September 13, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

What doesn’t Time Machine back up?

Lists the Standard Exclusions set by the system, explains custom ‘sticky’ exclusions, how iCloud Drive is handled, and oddities with Photos libraries.

September 8, 2021 Macs, Technology

Where’s my Data volume? Navigating boot volumes in macOS 10.15, 11 & 12

The split startup volumes in Catalina, Big Sur and Monterey can be disorientating. Here’s how to find your way in the Finder and Terminal.

September 7, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has released standalone updaters for 10.14 and 10.15 Security Updates

Apple has today, 5 August, released standalone updaters for the last two Security Updates, which were first released […]

August 5, 2021 Macs, Technology

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