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Java 8u121 update now available with important security fixes

Oracle has just released Java version 8u121, which contains important security fixes, and is a strongly recommended update […]

January 17, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

More fun scripting with Swift and Xcode: quirky commands

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A command which is seriously pernickety about its parameters, and sends all its output to the standard error stream. Such fun.

January 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

Tackling keychain problems in Terminal

Sometimes resorting to Terminal can be the best and simplest way to fix a keychain problem.

January 12, 2017 Macs, Technology

Adobe releases Flash Player 24.0.0.194

This fixes two bugs, and thirteen vulnerabilities rated as being ‘critical’.

January 10, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 3, LogLogger 5d, and signature silliness

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Two apps from the same developer, both reported as being validly signed. But Gatekeeper claims one is from an “unidentified developer”.

January 10, 2017 Macs, Technology

Controlling privacy in macOS Sierra

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How to get the best out of the Privacy tab in the Security & Privacy pane, and why Apple’s apps don’t bother to ask.

January 9, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Year on my Mac: For better or worse?

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Sierra, new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, APFS, Affinity Photo, malware, surveillance – 2016 was perhaps not as bad as it seemed.

January 1, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

What to do when your account might have been compromised

Massive breaches of personal data happen all too often. What should you do when they affect a website or service which you use?

December 19, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Can you trust Lynda.com or LinkedIn?

Do you use Lynda.com or LinkedIn? Have your personal data been breached? You might like to check, and reconsider your use of their services.

December 18, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: The fate of Yahoo!

There can surely be no greater shame to any custodian of personal details that most of them have been stolen, and that it has taken around three years to discover and admit to that theft.

December 18, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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