How Big Sur gained an UpdateBrain that changed macOS fundamentally, and why you can’t get standalone or Combo updaters any more.
macOS 14
Apple uses the term ‘deprecation’ to warn developers that a feature in the API is going away, but seldom indicates the timescale. This causes problems.
So how can a VM of 119.6 GB fit in a 100 GB container? How sparse files can make VMs and disk images smaller on disk.
For working with document versions, managing sparse bundles, benchmarking disk performance, checking TCC privacy protection, and looking up UTIs.
Although these VMs are fast and even support Rosetta 2, they do have significant disadvantages, as detailed here.
What is going to change in notarization and code signing? Will sandboxing be required? How does this affect privacy controls?
Updates: Alifix 1.3, Apfelstrudel 1.5, DelightEd 2.1, Dystextia 1.8, Nalaprop 1.2 and Podofyllin 1.2
Refresh Finder Aliases, explore Unicode normalisation, create rich Rich Text Documents, obfuscate text with Unicode, parse multilingual text, and view and analyse PDF documents.
Adds support for Sonoma, and removes precautions to deal with broken updates from Content Caching servers.
Four new and improved features for Monterey and Ventura hosts, and two even better ones for Sonoma, including autosizing of the virtual display.
Why won’t Ventura let you run a copy of one of its bundled apps, and why does it refuse to run some command tools?
The Eclectic Light Company 