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SilentKnight 3 second beta adds text and JSON reporting

Adds reporting to both text and JSON files, runs from standard user accounts, and fixes several other issues. For Apple silicon Macs only, macOS 15.6 and later.

June 18, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

First beta-test version of SilentKnight 3 for Apple silicon Macs

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Completely rewritten using SwiftUI, this now excludes macOS updates from those it downloads and installs, and caters better for Apple silicon Macs running Sequoia and later. Please give it a try and comment.

June 16, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Get more from Get Info and the Finder’s contextual menu

How to find and use the Finder’s Get Info sibling, the Inspector, how to make exact duplicates, a free slideshow without Keynote, and an Easter Egg.

June 5, 2026 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.5.1

Apple has just released a patch update to macOS Tahoe to bring it to version 26.5.1. This “addresses […]

June 1, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Razzle and dazzle

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macOS Tahoe is about to be replaced. After 8 months of improvements to rectify problems in its redesigned interface, what has changed, and is that sufficient to upgrade from Sequoia?

May 31, 2026 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Tahoe 26.5?

The update bringing macOS Tahoe to version 26.5 is modest in size and, apart from its security fixes, […]

May 11, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.5, and security updates 15.7.7 and 14.8.7

Apple has released the update to bring macOS Tahoe to version 26.5, and security updates for Sequoia and […]

May 11, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

How fast is a macOS VM, and how small could it be?

Latest Geekbench performance figures for macOS VMs, and testing of how few cores and how little memory is really needed: could you run a macOS VM usefully on a MacBook Neo?

May 2, 2026 Macs, Technology

The Minimise Easter Egg lives on

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Everything you need to know about how to have fun with this Easter Egg, which is even better in more recent versions of macOS.

April 27, 2026 Macs, Technology

Privacy: How locations are protected

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How can Privacy & Security show that access by an app to a protected folder is disabled, yet the app can still access that folder? With additional details of privacy controls over storage locations.

April 20, 2026 Macs, Technology

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