Apple has very recently pushed an update to its Malware Removal Tool, MRT, configuration data which brings it […]
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Which apps can write image files using High Sierra’s wonderful new HEIF? I can’t find one, can you?
Over a week ago it became clear that there was a problem with High Sierra updating some of […]
Do you trust silent pushed updates to keep your Mac’s security data files up to date? How do you check whether they are?
Are still running macOS 10.12.6 (16G29)? Where can you find that build number of macOS? Should it matter?
Since updating this, information has advanced again: please read this article, which explains how this problem should now […]
Did you know your Mac may keep a history of its activities going back for over 3 months? Here’s how to access it, and some surprising results.
A function of process activity, frequency of writing to the log, and its verbosity, log load is available for the past 3 months or more.
Eight screenshots – no words – tell the story of the first fortnight with High Sierra.
Most of what we know about log files, their maintenance by logd, the role of diagnosticd, and the differences between Persist and Special log files.
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