All about firmware, the SMC, NVRAM, and the new T2 chips which come in some models of Mac. When and how to reset, and more.
firmware
How to check it, what the current version is, what to do about any problems. All your questions answered – even on ethernet firmware now.
When did your Mac last check its firmware? Probably only a few days ago. How eficheck keeps our Macs stable and safe.
At about 777 MB, Security Update 2018-003 for Sierra looks very substantial. So what’s inside it? Security updates […]
Looking through the more than 2 GB contents of the macOS 10.13.5 update, this is another very substantial […]
Apple was a little more forthcoming in the list of improvements and fixes in macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, […]
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.
OS X El Capitan Security Update 2018-001 is, I think, the most substantial update to 10.11.6 since 2016, […]
macOS Sierra Security Update 2018-001 is effectively a minor macOS update which updates a lot of components within […]
macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 is another substantial update, weighing in at around 2 GB in all, amounting to […]
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