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Apple silently updates Gatekeeper data

Apple has pushed out a silent update to its Gatekeeper Configuration Data, to bring it up to version […]

August 11, 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

macOS Sierra will break many installers and updaters

The good news: Gatekeeper should be more protective. The bad news: old installers may well be unusable. Bah!

June 16, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple updates El Capitan Gatekeeper Configuration Data

Apple has today pushed out a silent update to El Capitan’s Gatekeeper Configuration Data, taking it from version […]

June 14, 2016 Macs, Technology

Silent night: El Capitan’s security settings files

Details of the undocumented settings files which Apple may update silently, but control your Mac’s security and other features.

May 4, 2016 Macs, Technology

What needs to be done in OS X 10.12?

It’s not just about pretty screen fonts: OS X 10.12 needs to re-engineer its security.

January 19, 2016 Macs, Technology

Going viral: making models

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Models used so far to explain viral events lack explanatory or predictive value. It is time to turn to Catastrophe Theory.

July 1, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

OS X 10.10.4: big fixes, shame about Apple Music

A complicated update which includes a firmware update, but does not open iTunes for Apple Music (yet).

June 30, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

What happens when you run an app?

An outline of how apps run, to help you fix their problems, and decide whether more memory would help.

May 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Which way for malware protection?

The consensus is that Apple’s built-in malware protection is not that hot, and commercial anti-virus tools are next to useless. Does removing Java improve security more?

May 6, 2015 Macs, Technology

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