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How robust is your Mac’s encryption?

Quantum computers are coming, and with them the likelihood they can break today’s encryption methods. Prepare now against the future, using iMessage’s latest features.

April 16, 2024 Macs, Technology

What to do if Apple contacts you about malware or security

Who to believe and what to do about warnings apparently sent by Apple, particularly its new threat notifications.

April 12, 2024 Macs, Technology

Are your text secrets safe in a PDF or image?

Does macOS use Live Text to extract and index recognisable text in images? Is that a good or bad thing if it did? What about PDFs?

January 26, 2024 Macs, Technology

How to prepare your Mac for disposal, and what about AppleSetupDone?

Step by step guide to passing your Mac on or recycling it. Use EACAS where available. Don’t use .AppleSetupDone which doesn’t work in macOS 14 anyway.

December 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

Does iCloud+ Private Relay reduce network responsiveness?

Do you think that iCloud+ Private Relay is reducing network responsiveness or performance? These results may surprise you.

December 11, 2023 Macs, Technology

Sonoma’s log gets briefer and more secretive

In Sonoma, some healthy Macs are unable to retain complete logs for 24 hours because of the frequency of entries, and even when privacy is removed, some content is censored.

October 7, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Mojave on the road to Apple silicon

It’s exactly 5 years since Apple released Mojave, with its many major changes. macOS 14 should bring fewer shocks to the system than 10.14 did.

September 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Welcome back, Location Services

24 July macOS 13.5 disabled all user control over access to Location Services;
17 August macOS 13.5.1 is the first mention by Apple, and fixes the “issue” without apology.

August 20, 2023 Macs, Technology

How to prepare your Mac for service or repair

Do you need to back it up when the problem is minor? Should you erase its internal storage? Anything else you need to do?

August 14, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Ventura’s lost Location Services

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If you’ve updated to macOS 13.5, take a look at Location Services, in Privacy & Security settings. Do you notice anything missing?

July 30, 2023 Macs, Technology

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