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Welcome to your new Mac: living with the T2 chip

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So you’ve just got your new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini – or iMac Pro – with its T2 chip. How does that change things? Practical advice and solutions.

November 21, 2018 Macs, Technology

What does the TCC Compatibility database do?

Updated late last week, Apple has provided no information about this. What’s more, installing the update may be insufficient to apply it.

November 20, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Notarization, security and older macOS

What may be a robust strategy for security in macOS 10.15 might leave many users of older versions stranded. This needs discussion.

November 18, 2018 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.16 and SystHist 1.7 are now available

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Although only minor fixes, these are recommended for all users, particularly for those running Mojave.

November 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Mojave’s TCC privacy protection data

Changes address issues with Kensington and Blizzard software.

November 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Is Mojave’s privacy protection still vulnerable in 10.14.1?

Which of the three vulnerabilities in privacy protection has been fixed in 10.14.1? Is it good protection now?

November 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

RIP XProtect and MRT?

XProtect hasn’t had any update to its detection signatures for over 7 months, and MRT hasn’t been updated for over 4 months. What is their future? Are they now tools of the past?

November 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.15 should detect Macs with T2 chips properly

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Hopefully the last fix to accommodate Macs with T2 chips. Recommended for those with Macs with T2 chips.

November 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.14 helps even more with EFI firmware

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Now works with Macs equipped with T2 chip, giving iBridge version, and links to EFI firmware version reference. Recommended for all users.

November 5, 2018 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.13 now checks your EFI firmware

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Helps unscramble EFI firmware version confusion, and gives details of the macOS 10.14.1 update properly. Recommended for all users.

November 3, 2018 Macs, Technology

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