Untangling what in Privacy & Security is controlled by TCC, what resetting it really does, why you should do that before selecting it database, and what TCC does for iCloud.
macOS 13
The macOS log is very different from those seen in Unix. This explains where and what log files are, how they get written, how much they store, and how quickly entries can be written.
Of the 16 security software updates in the last 8 months, only 3 have installed correctly. But isn’t the purpose of the Content Caching server to make updates quicker and easier?
Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Macs running Catalina or later, bringing […]
A thorough look at Live Text, and why it might need to connect to Apple’s servers. Could it be sending image identifiers or text extracted from your local images?
Do fast Thunderbolt SSDs slow down when connected via a Thunderbolt hub? How fast are they when reading at the same time? Does connecting a display affect them?
Not only do Help windows work differently on Intel and Apple silicon Macs, but on the latter they can bring Stage Manager to a grinding halt.
The update to macOS Ventura 13.2 isn’t large, but brings two significant new features: Advanced Data Protection for […]
Apple has just released updates to bring macOS 13 Ventura to version 13.2 (build 22D49), and security updates […]
I’m browsing images in the Finder, when my software firewall tells me macOS is trying to phone home to one of Apple’s servers. We all know what that means, don’t we?
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