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Last Week on My Mac: A silent silent security update

Did Sierra systems have a silent update to OSX1012IncompatibleAppList around 4 January 2018? It looks like another worrying mistake by Apple.

January 14, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Off to a good start, then

Hectic with SIP problems in High Sierra, the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, then iCloud Drive’s strange stripping of extended attributes.

January 7, 2018 Macs, Technology, xattr

A short trip with rootless: what you can and cannot do

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How to attach a metadata flag to a file or folder, to bring it under the protection of SIP.

January 5, 2018 Macs, Technology, xattr

The ‘app’ you can’t trash: how SIP is broken in High Sierra

When you can’t remove an app which you installed just a few minutes ago, you know there’s something wrong. Here’s the solution, and why this is bad security.

January 2, 2018 Macs, Technology, xattr

LockRattler 4.1 for El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra is now finally released

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Now provides complete details of security updates, and simple tools to check for and install any pending updates.

December 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

xattr: com.apple.LaunchServices.OpenWith, sets a custom app to open a file

Used to override the global mapping for any given file type, this reflects the Finder’s individual setting for a document.

December 20, 2017 xattr

Are we there yet? LockRattler 4.1b4 is the first final candidate

Now offers three different ways of checking for updates, which should be compatible with El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra.

December 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.1b3: even better for El Capitan?

Two significant fixes for El Capitan, and one for all users, should bring this beta release closer to the final.

December 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.1b2 should play better with El Capitan

Fixes a couple of issues when run in El Capitan, including the Check for security update button.

December 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.1b1 tells you more, and can install updates for you

Now tells you of the latest installed updates, macOS and security updates, and lets you force and install any outstanding updates.

December 15, 2017 Macs, Technology

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