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How a security update threw errors in XProtect Remediator

You’ve just installed an update to macOS security software, then it gives you a status of ‘Unknown’ caused by [] and stops working. What’s wrong?

February 6, 2023 Macs, Technology

Scheduled activities: 3 launchd or DAS?

While macOS uses DAS-CTS to schedule hundreds of background activities, third-parties normally use launchd. Comes with a full diagram explaining DAS-CTS.

February 2, 2023 Macs, Technology

Scheduled activities: 1 Scheduling by DAS

How macOS schedules tasks like making automatic Time Machine backups, from property list to transactions between DAS and CTS.

January 23, 2023 Macs, Technology

How macOS schedules background activities

The story of how Mac OS X went from cron, to launchd, and ended up with Duet Activity Scheduler, to schedule background activities like backups.

January 21, 2023 Macs, Technology

How helpers are changing in Ventura

Many apps need helpers, usually run as LaunchAgents, LaunchDaemons or LoginItems. After introductory explanation of how these work, this explains how it changes in Ventura.

June 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to run an app or tool at startup

Four popular and straightforward ways to set your Mac to run an app or other software when it starts up. Includes AppleScript code.

September 16, 2021 Macs, Technology

Running software automatically using launchd

How to set your Mac to run scripts, apps and other software automatically, and at regular intervals, using launchd and a property list.

September 13, 2021 Macs, Technology

Running at startup: when to use a Login Item or a LaunchAgent/LaunchDaemon

When you want software to run automatically each time you Mac starts up, there are several ways of doing that. Here’s your choice.

May 22, 2018 Macs, Technology

LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons: Closing the vulnerability

OS X and macOS make it very easy for malware to make itself persistent. It’s time for High Sierra to improve protection of the user.

June 24, 2017 Macs, Technology
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