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Apple has silently updated Gatekeeper data

Apple has today updated Gatekeeper configuration data to version 117 (116 seems to have been skipped). Apple does […]

July 8, 2017 Macs, Technology

Sticky preferences: why trashing or editing them may not change anything

Have you ever tried removing or editing a preference file, to no effect? This explains why that happens, and how to get changes to work properly.

July 6, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed silent updates to Gatekeeper and MRT data

Apple has pushed out silent updates to Gatekeeper’s configuration data, bringing it to version 115, and to MRT […]

July 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

FileVault: Making your Mac more secure

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How to encrypt your hard disk without tears, using macOS FileVault. Includes addressing problems.

June 27, 2017 Macs, Technology

LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons: Closing the vulnerability

OS X and macOS make it very easy for malware to make itself persistent. It’s time for High Sierra to improve protection of the user.

June 24, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed a silent update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has just pushed a silent update to the Gatekeeper configuration data for Sierra and El Capitan. This […]

June 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed out silent security updates

Apple has just pushed two security updates, and a Chinese Word List update. The security updates bring its […]

June 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Taking Charge of Time Machine Backups: backing up on demand

How to run one-off backups, how to cancel automatic backups, and how to set your own backup schedules.

May 27, 2017 Macs, Technology

How macOS runs background activities: 4 Using XPC Activity

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How scheduling concurrent and background tasks using XPC Activity works, and compares with alternatives such as NSBackgroundActivityScheduler.

May 23, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Sierra 10.12.5, a shoddy update

The good thing about the Sierra 10.12.5 update is that it seems to have caused few problems. But what did it actually address?

May 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

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