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Apple releases Safari 12.0 update for Sierra and High Sierra

If you’re still trying to get iOS 12 installed and running sweetly, you might check the Mac App […]

September 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

Updated visual summary of the Mac boot process

Adds details of the sequence of screens displayed at each stage, to help diagnose boot problems.

September 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

Repairing permissions diagrammed

Why might we want to repair permissions, and how does it differ now from what is used to be? As shown in a clear diagram.

September 10, 2018 Macs, Technology

Security, privacy, and why XProtect won’t stop apps reading your email

The differences between security and privacy, why we need effective controls over both, and how those controls are different.

September 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed its weekly update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 154, […]

September 4, 2018 Macs, Technology

What can that app do? Entitlements, authorisation, and privacy

To pre-empt privacy problems in Mojave, you need to know information which is currently not easily obtained. Here’s an app to do it for you.

September 3, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Growing the Apple crop

Mojave’s new privacy controls continue to cause problems with AppleEvents, and have a remaining bug to be fixed. Why have they been discovered so late, though?

September 2, 2018 Macs, Technology

PermissionScanner 1.3 is notarized and fully ready for Mojave

Helps you scan for faulty permissions in your Home folder, with help from Mojave’s new privacy protection system.

September 1, 2018 Macs, Technology

Booting the Mac: Will my Mac boot from this disk? A visual guide

You want to boot your Mac from an external drive, but it doesn’t work. A diagram to explain what can go wrong, and how to fix it.

September 1, 2018 Macs, Technology

Precize 1.4 is notarized and fully ready for Mojave

This update comes with full guidance on how to get the best from the app with Mojave’s privacy protection.

August 31, 2018 Macs, Technology

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