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How to deal with a site with a broken certificate

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What to do when your browser complains that a website you want to visit has a problem with its certificate security.

October 30, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Web woes worsen

It should have been so easy: a quick change of Root certificate. So why all the chaos, and most of all why you mustn’t compromise your security as a result.

October 3, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Why won’t Safari open that web page?

Did you think it was only old Mac OS X affected by the Let’s Encrypt certificate expiry problem? No, it’s Safari wherever you can use it. Here’s how to deal with it.

October 1, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Why clicking on some Apple links fails: URIs and ITMSS

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You click on a link to get Apple software from the App Store, but it doesn’t work. Why not? What can you do to work around this?

October 2, 2020 Macs, Technology

Which Safari extensions do you use?

I’ve two which I couldn’t do without. StopTheMadness restores Mac features like menus, autocomplete, copy and paste. Better is my choice of tracker blocker.

March 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why can’t I open that document? Troubleshooting LaunchServices

You try to open a document – in this case, one of Firefox’s bookmarks – and nothing happens. What could be wrong? It turns out it’s a bug, of course. But where?

January 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

New Mac malware, OSX.CreativeUpdate, distributed by MacUpdate site

Did you download and install any Mac software from the MacUpdate site on the first or second of […]

February 3, 2018 Macs, Technology

A storm in the digest: why services will be going down

The workhorses of computer security, message digests and security certificates, are in the process of changing. Some disruption will result.

January 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

Sierra, wide colourspaces, and browser engines

Colour gets simpler and better in Sierra, except of course when it comes to the web. Have you had any odd colour glitches?

September 30, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Q&A: Problems accessing website

How can I restore access using Safari, to a commercial website which now no longer works?

September 24, 2015 Macs, Technology

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