Apple provides detailed information about how to stunt your Mac’s performance to mitigate against MDS, but doesn’t mention how notarization has become mandatory, and can block extensions and apps from running.
macOS 10.15
Is notarization just ‘security theatre’? How easy would it be to distribute malware through a legitimate distributor outside the App Store?
Over 10 months, I’ve run over 100 notarisations on more than 30 apps. How reliable and responsive has Apple’s service been?
Before we worry about new apps to manage and play media, replacing iTunes, shouldn’t we think about the loss of 32-bit software, including QuickTime, and requirements for hardening and notarization?
Apple’s latest information on notarization can appear alarming and contradictory. Do you need to notarize your own apps and scripts? More helpful guidance.
First full release version of a tool to check whether apps, code bundles, command tools, and any other executable code is 64-bit clean.
How to check whether an app, or other executable code, is 64-bit. It wasn’t an easy task despite the tools that macOS provides.
Which major apps and parts of macOS are still 32-bit? How to check your own Mac, and how to work around problems in the future.
A new tool to report the architecture including 64-bit compatibility of any app, code bundle, or command tool. Free of course.
When you want control over the codecs used and their settings, or have a large batch of movies to convert, use a transcoder like Compressor.
