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Apple pushes more security updates

Apple has pushed out two further updates to the security tools which come with OS X El Capitan […]

May 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

How macOS runs background activities: 1 From within an app

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The first detailed account of how macOS Sierra runs many of its background activities, complete with a diagram.

May 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

Hasn’t macOS changed? How it doesn’t work like it used to

macOS doesn’t work like it used to. With heuristic task dispatching and sensitivity to factors like quality of network service, troubleshooting can get fiendishly difficult.

May 9, 2017 Macs, Technology

Moving a blog to Tinderbox: Progress and tidying up

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Now over 20,000 words in length, content ranges from the plain and simple to detailed analysis of Sierra’s log. Free and ready for you to augment and update.

May 8, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Malware has got the upper hand

Most current strategies for detecting and dealing with malware are flawed, and cannot keep pace with new malware variants. What would be better?

May 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Did you download HandBrake recently? You might have got malware instead

If you visited the HandBrake download site between 2-6 May 2017, there is an even chance that instead […]

May 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

When should you re-install macOS?

Why re-installing macOS is seldom a good choice to fix a problem, and what better alternatives there are.

May 6, 2017 Macs, Technology

Malware: OSX/Dok isn’t done yet

The recent appearance of new malware affecting macOS, in two variants of OSX/Dok, seemed to be under control. […]

May 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

My Pointer/Cursor Keeps Disappearing: what can I do?

This is a common problem. You’re in the middle of something, and the pointer (or cursor) goes into […]

May 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

More new Mac malware expected soon: OSX.Snake?

Spring is obviously the season for the detection of new malware affecting macOS and OS X users. This […]

May 3, 2017 Macs, Technology

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