Adds details of the sequence of screens displayed at each stage, to help diagnose boot problems.
kernel extension
Single-diagram summary of how a modern Mac starts up in macOS 10.12 or 10.13, from pressing the Power button to running the kernel.
How macOS gets to load a hefty kernel and over 300 extensions so quickly: it cheats with a pre-linked kernelcache. And why you don’t see extensions loading in the log.
When you can’t remove an app which you installed just a few minutes ago, you know there’s something wrong. Here’s the solution, and why this is bad security.
Comments to articles here show that some Mac users have, in the last day or so, received silent […]
Even if you don’t connect it, a Mac’s Ethernet port is vital to authorise it to the App Store and more. Here’s how to cope if it goes missing.
Waypoints to help you navigate through Sierra’s log entries when putting a Mac to sleep, and when waking up from sleep.
Detailed listing of the kernel extensions which are blocked automatically by El Capitan’s XProtect system.
Choosing which security tools to use from Objective-See, and when to use them.
At around 1800 on 5 April 2016, Apple pushed out a silent update to OS X 10.11 El […]
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