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SIP and ‘rootless’: El Cap going beyond permissions

So which files and folders does SIP protect, and how can you work around it?

May 1, 2016 Macs, Technology

How Apple’s Superdrive enforces obsolescence

If your old Mac’s optical drive fails, Apple wants you to buy a new one – and its USB Superdrive, which won’t work with the old Mac.

April 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

What to do when your Mac starts up all wrong

Something odd has happened to your Mac. Last time you used it, it worked fine, but doesn’t any more.

March 2, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple brought my iMac to its knees, with a broken security update

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I cannot remember ever wishing that I did not use Macs, but unless Apple sorts itself out, I will.

February 29, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

My network connection is not unplugged: a KEXT, a MAC, and an almost dead Mac

Sunday morning nightmare: how a missing component of OS X brought my iMac to its knees.

February 29, 2016 Macs, Technology

How to check and repair your drives in El Capitan

El Capitan has made the checking and repair of storage more complex. Here is a clear explanation of what to do.

February 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

Unintended consequences of SIP

El Capitan’s no-go areas make many important extensions unusable now. Apple must step in and enhance OS X to compensate.

February 5, 2016 Macs, Technology

Permissions: the heart of access control

How to inspect and change them, in the Finder and the command line.

January 22, 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

Q&A: Can’t install a kernel extension

Why can’t I install a kernel extension in El Capitan?

November 25, 2015 Macs, Technology

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