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macOS 10.14

Boot volume layout

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A complete guide to the structure and layout of APFS startup disks from High Sierra to Big Sur (Intel), together with tear-out PDF charts.

September 16, 2020 Macs, Technology

Quarantined documents, Pratique and Sandstrip

Some documents can’t be opened with apps which should be able to edit them. These tools address problems with their metadata.

August 29, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Where privacy protection fails

Privacy protection differs between GUI and the command line, causing anomalies which are being exploited to steal private data.

August 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

The vulnerability in Remote Login (ssh) persists

How to gain access to protected folders without having to add anything to the Privacy pane yourself. Now being exploited in the wild.

August 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

Software Update and SilentKnight after Security Update 2020-003

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Why you need to update to SilentKnight version 1.7, to address changes in Software Update introduced by Apple.

May 28, 2020 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Catalina 10.15.5 update, and security updates for Mojave and High Sierra

Apple has just released macOS Catalina 10.15.5 update and Security Updates 2020-003 for Mojave and High Sierra. These […]

May 26, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Sparse bundles: what they are and how to work around their bugs

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An efficient means of storage with many uses, but riddled with bugs and shortcomings. Explains how to compact and resize them, and more.

April 27, 2020 Macs, Technology

Do you have an iMac Retina 5K 27-inch Late 2015? (iMac17,1)

Many users of iMac 17,1 models – described officially as the iMac Retina 5K 27-inch Late 2015 – […]

March 25, 2020 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS 10.15.4 update and Security Updates 2020-002

Apple has released the update to Catalina 10.15.4, which is now available through Software Update. It is another […]

March 24, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

What has Accessibility got to do with me?

What is the Accessibility list for in the Privacy tab of Security & Privacy? If you don’t use any Accessibility features, does it do anything?

March 17, 2020 Macs, Technology

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