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Scrub is now a Universal App, and fixes crashes with QuickLook

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A utility for the expert, not a casual user. Can wipe extended attributes, reset file dates, clean your logs, and more.

September 10, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Where privacy protection fails

Privacy protection differs between GUI and the command line, causing anomalies which are being exploited to steal private data.

August 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

The vulnerability in Remote Login (ssh) persists

How to gain access to protected folders without having to add anything to the Privacy pane yourself. Now being exploited in the wild.

August 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

Taccy 1.11 is now a Universal App

Now runs native on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, from Sierra to Big Sur beta 4.

August 10, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Smartphone contact tracing has failed everywhere

Even the ‘successful’ contact tracing apps have fallen well below expectations, and incapable of discovering their effectiveness.

July 25, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Taccy and ArchiChect now detect apps built for macOS 11.0 Big Sur

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Both apps now detect and report apps which have been built using the 11.0 SDK, and ArchiChect reports non-Intel architectures too.

June 23, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Is it possible to trace contacts using Bluetooth on smartphones?

Is the big problem not privacy at all, nor waking up to contacts, but inaccuracy in Bluetooth measuring distance? And how successful is contact tracing?

June 13, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

How to get more detail in the log

There’s no shortage of entries, but are they the ones you need, and do they contain the information that’s important? How to change that.

June 11, 2020 Macs, Technology

Public health, private data

What are the options now for managing Covid-19 infection? Shouldn’t we protect the privacy of data above all else?

June 3, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Is MacKeeper bad for your Mac?

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Five years ago, MacKeeper was widely regarded as a Probably Unwanted Program. How has it changed now that it has been notarized by Apple? Is it safe?

June 2, 2020 Macs, Technology

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