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Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 166, dated […]

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

macOS Mojave 10.14.5 update has been released, with Sierra and High Sierra Security Updates 2019-003

Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.5 update, which is around 2.8 GB in size when obtain via […]

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

xattred the GUI extended attribute editor reaches version 1.0 at last

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Brings a new Stripper tool to remove xattrs in bulk, extensive Help, and a code integrity check.

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

When does Mojave check an app’s signature? The answer isn’t entirely consistent

App signatures are only checked on app first run – it may once have been true, but is no longer accurate. But can you bypass those additional checks? Is this a vulnerability?

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Language wars

is Swift somehow superior to Objective-C? Or is it a second-class language for macOS? Do those questions have any meaning at all?

May 12, 2019 Macs, Technology

Pratique version 1.0 released to fix document quarantine woes

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First full release version, which conforms to macOS clearance convention, and lets you know which flags it has changed.

May 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

Checking your app’s own signature

How can an app check that nothing has nobbled it? How to use its code signature to perform a simple launch test.

May 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

Finder security errors opening documents: a summary

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How this occurs, why, and what to do to manage the problem when it affects you. Complete with a visual summary and references.

May 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

SystHist 1.9 now tells you which version of macOS is running

A minor update which displays the running version of macOS, and updates its Help book.

May 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple does provide a workaround for document quarantine errors

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Try using this workaround: it requires quick actions, and despite Apple’s promise, it only works until you next save the document.

May 6, 2019 Macs, Technology

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