While other Macs had happily updated XProtect’s data in the normal way, my Sequoia beta system told me it was out of date, and refused to find an updater. Then I recalled an old tweet.
macOS 15
How is it going to be harder to run apps that haven’t been notarized in Sequoia, and does it bring any benefit in return for the inconvenience?
How to update XProtect from a version number of 0 to 5271 in a single command, with the aid of a new version of SilentKnight.
Sequoia doesn’t use previous tools to update and maintain XProtect, so causes havoc with apps like Skint and SilentKnight. Two updates should help.
When we were updating to macOS 14.6, Apple released the first beta of 15.1 to developers. Does this mean it’s skipping straight past 15.0 to bring you its new AI tools?
macOS Sonoma 14.6 is likely to be released next week, rather than as expected in September. How does this change future updates and which version you should be running?
It may seem strange, but each new version of macOS brings a hidden feature that determines which older […]
If you are beta-testing macOS 15 Sequoia in a lightweight virtual machine on an Apple silicon Mac, beware […]
A thorough run-down on which versions of my most popular free apps are compatible with which macOS, including Sequoia. From Skint to Vimy.
It has taken 2 years for virtualisation on Apple silicon to support Apple ID with iCloud and its features. But it still doesn’t let you run almost all App Store apps.
The Eclectic Light Company 