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How macOS is more reliable, and doesn’t need reinstalling

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How APFS, the boot volume group, hashes, and Secure Boot all combine to guarantee the integrity of your system, and save you trouble and work.

October 29, 2021 Macs, Technology

Monterey 12.0.1, Big Sur 11.6.1 and Catalina Security Update 2021-007: a summary

If you haven’t yet installed any of the updates and upgrades released by Apple on 25 October 2021, […]

October 26, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released Monterey 12.0.1, Big Sur and Catalina security updates

As announced last week, Apple has just released the first full public release version of macOS Monterey, 12.0.1. […]

October 25, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Migrating to a new Mac

When should you migrate to your new Mac, and how to do it? Migration Assistant explored and explained in detail.

October 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

What’s really coming in Monterey and other macOS updates next week

Which upgrades and updates are releasing on 25 October, and which features you should expect in Monterey, according to model.

October 20, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to export passwords and other secrets

So you want to try a 3rd party password manager, but use Safari as your browser. How do you import its stash of passwords, or keep an independent record of them?

October 14, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Marking time

Why did Apple release three public betas in a week – macOS 12.0, 11.6.1 and Catalina Security Update 2021-007?

October 10, 2021 Macs, Technology

Upgrading to Big Sur or Monterey: migrating Time Machine backups

Can you migrate your old backups from HFS+ to APFS format? What can slow your backups down? Can you still use AFP, and what about restoring the system?

October 7, 2021 Macs, Technology

Taming the App Store: getting timely updates

How can you ensure the App Store offers you all the updates which it has available? Here’s a simple method which works around its limitations.

October 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

How Safari 15 checks a secure connection

A detailed walk through the log shows Safari 15 checking Safe Browsing, phishing sites using ML, and performing trust evaluation of certificates.

October 4, 2021 Macs, Technology

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