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Last Year on My Mac: Out with the old, in with the new

Eighteen new apps for free download – it hasn’t been a bad year. But Apple needs to fix its App Store, as well as delivering new iMacs and the Mac Pro in 2019. And did I mention security?

December 30, 2018 Macs, Technology

How to build an APFS bootable clone in Terminal

I’m sure this used to be much easier in HFS+, but here’s a detailed set of instructions for making a bootable clone in High Sierra or Mojave, for an APFS disk.

December 29, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: What is Apple up to?

Apple’s doomed, they keep saying. macOS is going down the pan. But is it? And why is Apple recruiting so many staff?

December 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has just pushed an update to its malware removal tool, MRT, for macOS, bringing its version number […]

December 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed a minor update to XProtect

Apple has just pushed an update to the ‘Yara’ data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number […]

December 11, 2018 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.18 should now highlight new updates

Recommended for all users: new updates since the app was last run should now be shown in red text.

December 11, 2018 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.17 changes datestamping and offers a better file name

More accurate datestamping in its reports, and a default filename which incorporates date and time. Worthwhile for all users.

December 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 157, […]

December 5, 2018 Macs, Technology

A fraught few hours: migrating to my new iMac Pro

I was startled to discover that a brand new iMac Pro shipped with macOS 10.13.2 pre-installed, and was very reluctant to upgrade to Mojave.

November 19, 2018 Macs, Technology

RIP XProtect and MRT?

XProtect hasn’t had any update to its detection signatures for over 7 months, and MRT hasn’t been updated for over 4 months. What is their future? Are they now tools of the past?

November 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

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