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Changing the clock in Apple Silicon Macs

Since we switched to Intel Macs, Mach precision time has ticked away in nanoseconds. That’s won’t be true in Apple Silicon Macs, and could have strange results.

September 8, 2020 Macs, Technology

Tackling keychain problems with KeychainCheck 2, now a Universal App

Universal App version of a utility to scrutinise your keychains and help diagnose their problems.

September 7, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Has notarization burned?

Just over a week ago, security experts discovered the first macOS malware which has been notarized. Doesn’t that make Apple’s security worthless?

September 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

Checking signatures on apps

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A new Universal App version of Signet, which checks signatures on apps and other bundles.

September 5, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

unorml, a command tool to normalise strings, now a Universal binary

Normalises strings to any of the four standard Unicode normalisation forms C, D, KC or KD, supplied with source.

September 4, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

SilentKnight, LockRattler and silnite: which should you use?

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LockRattler for manual checks, SilentKnight to check automatically, and silnite for networked Macs and automation.

September 3, 2020 Macs, Technology

cmpxat, a command tool to compare extended attributes, now a Universal binary

The equivalent of cmp, only it works on extended attributes rather than file data.

September 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

cintch, a command tool to check file integrity, now a Universal binary

The command tool member of the Dintch suite for tagging files with their SHA256 digest, to keep a watch on their integrity.

September 2, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Using Finder aliases from the command line with alisma, a new Universal binary

How can you create and resolve Finder Aliases at the command line? And two further utilities you may find helpful for working with Aliases.

September 1, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Using blowhole to write to the log from scripts and apps, with a new Universal binary

How you can write entries in the unified log which are informative, easily retrieved, and extremely simple.

August 31, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

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