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It’s summer, and El Capitan is still freezing

For 3 successive releases of El Capitan over a 4 month period, some Macs keep freezing. No operating system should ever collapse like that.

August 1, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Finder fluff, and FileMaker

A curiously impossible problem with Finder sidebars, and Apple’s software success story which shuns it own App Store.

July 31, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Is OS X getting too overextended for its own security?

Which Finder Sync Extensions are enabled on your Mac? Are any of them malicious?

July 27, 2016 Macs, Technology

What malware does XProtect you against?

An analysis of the malware which XProtect currently should protect your Mac from.

July 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: does 10.11.6 cut the mustard?

What has changed in 10.11.6? What is still broken? Should we expect 10.11.7 before Sierra is released?

July 24, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Known bugs in El Capitan 10.11.6: an incomplete summary

With only one bug definitely fixed in 10.11.6, out of those recorded for 10.11.5, this update looks rushed. But the jury’s still out regarding freezing.

July 23, 2016 Macs, Technology

El Capitan 10.11.6 security fixes, downloadable installers, and update notes

Apple has already released details of the security fixes which come as part of the OS X El […]

July 18, 2016 Macs, Technology

OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 update released – plus all the rest

Apple has just released OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 update, available as usual through the App Store, with […]

July 18, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Apple updates security and protection settings

In the last couple of days, Apple has pushed out silent updates to three of the security and […]

July 10, 2016 Macs, Technology

Last week on my Mac: a new surge in malware?

Roundup of recent Mac news, looking particularly at two new varieties of malware, and how widespread and threatening they are.

July 10, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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