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El Capitan

Last week on my Mac: More flaws in the kernel

Handling of kernel panics shows a series of fundamental flaws in El Capitan, which can occur on any Mac.

August 21, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Has El Capitan changed kernel panics?

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Does El Capitan suffer the most evil bug of all, which suppresses the normal kernel panic process?

August 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

Preference settings: where to find them in El Capitan

A complete guide and index to locating those troublesome property lists containing preference settings.

August 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Checking signatures with WhatsYourSign

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How can you check that an app attached to an email, or one copied from a USB stick, is safe? Here’s a very good answer.

August 12, 2016 Macs, Technology

Blocked kernel extensions

Detailed listing of the kernel extensions which are blocked automatically by El Capitan’s XProtect system.

August 4, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple updates OS X Gatekeeper configuration

In the last day or so, Apple has pushed out silent updates to its Gatekeeper security system, bringing […]

August 3, 2016 Macs, Technology

It’s summer, and El Capitan is still freezing

For 3 successive releases of El Capitan over a 4 month period, some Macs keep freezing. No operating system should ever collapse like that.

August 1, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Finder fluff, and FileMaker

A curiously impossible problem with Finder sidebars, and Apple’s software success story which shuns it own App Store.

July 31, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

What malware does XProtect you against?

An analysis of the malware which XProtect currently should protect your Mac from.

July 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: does 10.11.6 cut the mustard?

What has changed in 10.11.6? What is still broken? Should we expect 10.11.7 before Sierra is released?

July 24, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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