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SilentKnight and silnite now look at firmware more thoroughly

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Updates now distinguish between firmware versions for High Sierra and Mojave, and those for Catalina. Recommended for all users.

November 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

What changed in Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2019-001?

A detailed list of those bundled apps like Photos, and system components, which were updated in this Security Update.

November 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

How can security data get so out of date?

Sometimes, Macs just don’t keep up with security updates pushed silently by Apple. Here’s how to avoid suffering that problem.

October 30, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

In addition to the Catalina 10.15.1 and Security Updates, Apple has pushed another update today, to the data […]

October 29, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Has Apple stopped pushing security updates to El Capitan?

Did Apple stop pushing updates to security data files for El Capitan back in May 2019?

October 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Time management

Apple’s most meaningful communication about this inexcusable failure of support were the 404 errors from its download pages.

October 27, 2019 Macs, Technology

Taccy 1.5 now validates signatures of apps and Installer packages

How to check whether any Installer package or app has valid certificates, using this new version of Taccy.

October 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

How to check signatures on apps, installers, and packages

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Validating signatures isn’t straightforward. GUI apps are limited, and command tools confusing and prone to user error.

October 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

AirDrop and quarantine flags

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Its very convenient and quick to transfer files between Macs, but also sets the quarantine flag on everything it transfers. This can cause problems.

October 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

What’s this about 10.15 Supplemental Update 2?

In the last day or so, rumours have spread about the appearance of macOS Catalina 10.15 Supplemental Update […]

October 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

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