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New Mac malware: Mac File Opener, or OSX.FakeFileOpener

Thomas Reed, of Malwarebytes Labs, has recently announced detection of new malware which runs on OS X, including […]

August 23, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Apple silently updates Gatekeeper data

Apple has today updated the Gatekeeper Configuration Data on Macs running El Capitan, to version 96, dated 23 […]

August 23, 2016 Macs, Technology

Last week on my Mac: More flaws in the kernel

Handling of kernel panics shows a series of fundamental flaws in El Capitan, which can occur on any Mac.

August 21, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Has El Capitan changed kernel panics?

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Does El Capitan suffer the most evil bug of all, which suppresses the normal kernel panic process?

August 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

Preference settings: where to find them in El Capitan

A complete guide and index to locating those troublesome property lists containing preference settings.

August 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Checking signatures with WhatsYourSign

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How can you check that an app attached to an email, or one copied from a USB stick, is safe? Here’s a very good answer.

August 12, 2016 Macs, Technology

Refining the Minimise Easter egg

Click on the amber button at the top left of a window to minimise it into the Dock. And you have a choice of four speeds.

August 11, 2016 Macs, Technology

Preference lists, a running sore in OS X

Preference settings have been a problem since the first public beta of OS X. Why have they never been properly sorted out?

August 9, 2016 Macs, Technology

Blocked kernel extensions

Detailed listing of the kernel extensions which are blocked automatically by El Capitan’s XProtect system.

August 4, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple updates OS X Gatekeeper configuration

In the last day or so, Apple has pushed out silent updates to its Gatekeeper security system, bringing […]

August 3, 2016 Macs, Technology

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