Why isn’t the progress bar for macOS updates better? Why can’t it estimate the whole time remaining to complete an update?
macOS 26
In Ventura, VM disk performance was poor, with write speeds of 0.7 GB/s. How fast is it now in macOS 26.4, and how does using FileVault affect it? Plus a note on problems with BSIs in VMs.
The update to bring macOS Tahoe up to version 26.4 is hefty at around 7.15 GB (more than […]
Apple has released the update to bring macOS Tahoe to version 26.4, and security updates for Sequoia and […]
The new ASIF disk image type is now 18 months old. How well does it perform? Is it as good as claimed? It all depends on whether you want to use encryption.
After an unfortunate incident three years ago, RSRs were put on pause. Now they’ve been rebadged as BSIs, what is wrong with their current implementation? The list is long.
What is a BSI? Is it the same as an RSR? How does it patch vulnerabilities, and how is it installed and activated? What problems does it have, and what are its limitations?
An important update for those expecting to update Apple silicon Macs to 26.4, as older versions may crash, and are expected to report firmware version errors.
Apple has released an update to macOS Tahoe bringing it to version 26.3.1. This adds support for its […]
If you are testing beta-releases of macOS 26.4 Tahoe on Apple silicon Macs, please use this new build of SilentKnight, version 2.12 build 61, as it shouldn’t crash.
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