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Biome isn’t about biometrics, but suggestions

It has its own folder in ~/Library, and no less than 7 of its own Private Frameworks. But what is it, and what does it do? This is as much as I know about it.

June 27, 2022 Macs, Technology

Whodunnit? The housekeeper that killed an app

One second, the app was fine. Then it just vanished. There was nothing wrong with that app: it was murdered. Join this game of Cluedo/Clue in macOS.

June 22, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has just pushed the first solo XProtect Remediator update

The first update to Apple’s new security software delivered outside a macOS update brings a leap in version number suggesting it’s now fully activated in Monterey and later.

June 17, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

How might Ventura’s Rapid Security Response work?

How could Ventura apply security patches to itself while still running, and not require a restart? Here’s what is likely to happen.

June 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Introducing XProtect Remediator, successor to MRT

MRT’s days appear numbered. On 14 March this year, Apple released its successor – a new version of XProtect, which now does the lot.

June 12, 2022 Macs, Technology

Inside Universal Control

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Its model uses the Controller whose input devices are used, and the Target, being controlled by them. Universal Control is responsible for managing connections and routing input and control events to the Target.

June 6, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The magic is how not what

Live Text appears straightforward OCR when you open an image containing recognisable text. What’s recorded in the log says that it doesn’t work like that, though.

June 5, 2022 Macs, Technology

Inside Live Text

Full details on which languages and apps are supported, and an explanation of how it works its magic.

June 1, 2022 Language, Macs, Technology

Power on Tap: Dynamic control of P cores in M1 chips

Both P and E cores are run at different frequencies according to the load on M1 chips. This explores how macOS manages their frequencies and why.

May 31, 2022 Macs, Technology

Why Monterey’s Finder Find memory leak may not be fixed

Will Monterey 12.5 fix the memory leak in the Find feature in the Finder? That looks increasingly unlikely, and may influence your decision as to whether to upgrade.

May 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

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