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What to do when a disk image won’t mount

You have double-clicked on a disk image, and macOS refuses. Here is what you can do to get that image to mount, even when it’s damaged.

February 6, 2018 Macs, Technology, xattr

macOS code signing and Gatekeeper ignore extended attributes

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Gatekeeper doesn’t seem interested in extended attributes attached to the contents of signed apps – the signature remains valid. Could this be exploited?

January 27, 2018 Macs, Technology, xattr

Have you had Gatekeeper problems with my apps?

Test versions of LockRattler and T2M2 which shouldn’t have any problems getting out of Gatekeeper’s quarantine.

September 26, 2017 Macs, Technology

Xcode 8.3: better in parts, more confusing in others

Does Xcode 8.3 deal with the many problems in 8.2.1? Is Swift 3.1 much better than 3.0?

March 30, 2017 Macs, Technology

Making an Installer package the easier way

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Another epic journey, this time to make an Installer package for my Blowhole command tool.

March 8, 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

More fun scripting with Swift and Xcode: the signature shuffle

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Another ‘scripting’ exercise in Swift starts with time wasted sorting out signing. But it does get better after that.

December 21, 2016 Macs, Technology

Is crapware now the price of blocking tracking?

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Are advertisers now deliberately delivering unwanted crapware to those using ad and tracker blockers?

August 30, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Checking signatures with WhatsYourSign

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How can you check that an app attached to an email, or one copied from a USB stick, is safe? Here’s a very good answer.

August 12, 2016 Macs, Technology

What needs to be done in OS X 10.12?

It’s not just about pretty screen fonts: OS X 10.12 needs to re-engineer its security.

January 19, 2016 Macs, Technology

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