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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

More new malware: OSX.Dok.B or OSX.Bella, but we’re already protected

Apple’s recent updates to XProtect and MRT covered not only OSX/Dok, the new Trojan discovered by Ofer Caspi […]

May 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

Watching Grand Central Dispatch at Work

The aim is to be able to run commands at regular intervals using GCD rather than launchd. Here are details of the code and resulting log entries, casting light on how GCD works.

May 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

App Nap, Battery Endurance, and Grand Central Dispatch

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Despite its documentation vanishing, it’s clear that GCD does a lot more than provide an easy way to concurrency for app developers.

April 29, 2017 Macs, Technology

New macOS Malware: OSX/Dok (updated)

Ofer Caspi, of the Check Point malware research team, has published details of new malware targeting macOS and […]

April 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

Moving a blog to Tinderbox: Troubleshooting Macs

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Pulling together articles here on Macs, and reshaping their content to create a user reference.

April 27, 2017 Macs, Technology

My Bluetooth keyboard doesn’t work properly

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What should you do if your Bluetooth keyboard isn’t working properly? Is it something you can fix, or a bug in macOS?

April 24, 2017 Macs, Technology

Parental Controls: Safeguarding the vulnerable

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How to set a managed account up for a child, or another vulnerable user, using Parental Controls.

April 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

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