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What’s new in Sierra Security Update 2018-003?

At about 777 MB, Security Update 2018-003 for Sierra looks very substantial. So what’s inside it? Security updates […]

June 2, 2018 Macs, Technology

What’s in the High Sierra 10.13.5 update?

Looking through the more than 2 GB contents of the macOS 10.13.5 update, this is another very substantial […]

June 1, 2018 Macs, Technology

What’s in the High Sierra 10.13.4 update?

Apple was a little more forthcoming in the list of improvements and fixes in macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, […]

March 30, 2018 Macs, Technology

Restoring order to EFI firmware

Mac firmware had become a real mess, and would have made firmware malware a nightmare. Over the last few months, Apple engineers have at last got a grip.

January 25, 2018 Macs, Technology

What is in the El Capitan Security Update 2018-001?

OS X El Capitan Security Update 2018-001 is, I think, the most substantial update to 10.11.6 since 2016, […]

January 24, 2018 Macs, Technology

What is in the Sierra Security Update 2018-001?

macOS Sierra Security Update 2018-001 is effectively a minor macOS update which updates a lot of components within […]

January 24, 2018 Macs, Technology

What is in the High Sierra 10.13.3 update?

macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 is another substantial update, weighing in at around 2 GB in all, amounting to […]

January 24, 2018 Macs, Technology

What’s really in the High Sierra 10.13.1 update

Effectively a Combo updater with the Supplemental Update, many apps are updated in a total payload of around 4.5 GB. And there’s the new emoji too.

November 3, 2017 Macs, Technology

What the High Sierra Supplemental Update actually updates

As usual, Apple’s release notes for the Supplemental Update to High Sierra, released on 5 October 2017, fall […]

October 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

Which EFI firmware should your Mac be using?

A checklist of the latest EFI firmware versions which should be running on each recent Mac model.

October 4, 2017 Macs, Technology

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