The Big Sur update to 11.4 is significantly smaller than that to 11.3, and its lists of changes […]
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Apple has just released the update to bring Big Sur to version 11.4. This appears more modest in […]
In Big Sur, Apple is trying to change our update habits, getting us all to update early, and run only the latest release of macOS. Its campaign uses installer behaviour, mass psychology, and boot security.
How boot security has changed in the M1 Mac. What it allows you to do, and how it restores flexibility and versatility of external boot disks.
Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
How an M1 Mac can start up from an external bootable disk, and how that can fail. All about boot security policy, and how that’s applied.
How ready are M1 Macs now for general use? There are still problems with docks, external boot disks, and using one external boot disk with multiple Macs.
A lot has changed in recent versions of macOS over the last couple of weeks. This is a […]
Important rule: third-party apps can’t use your regular Apple ID password to connect to services, but use an app-specific password.
Big Sur 11.3 includes support for AirTags, as explained here. Apple has also thought out how they could be misused, and how to prevent that.
The Eclectic Light Company 