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Last Week on My Mac: It’s about user choice

Apple is proud of high adoption rates of its OS upgrades. But 10.15 and 10.16 inevitably prevent many from using them. It’s time for Apple to understand that, and make 10.16 a macOS release we choose to use.

May 31, 2020 Macs, Technology

Software Update and SilentKnight after Security Update 2020-003

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Why you need to update to SilentKnight version 1.7, to address changes in Software Update introduced by Apple.

May 28, 2020 Macs, Technology

Time to update updating

It’s dull and workaday, but important to every user. At the moment it just isn’t working properly, whether it’s the App Store or 3rd party subscriptions.

April 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

Network security can block updates, notifications, and more

Making your network more secure using software firewalls and SSL inspection can block macOS from functioning properly.

December 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

What’s in a macOS installer app? An exploration with ArchiChect

How to check whether a macOS Installer app still has a valid signature, and where to find its hidden Installer packages.

November 26, 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How can security data get so out of date?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

Beware Apple security certificates after 24 October: they may have expired

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Don’t rely on being able to use any Apple installer package unless it has been downloaded recently: its certificate is about to expire.

October 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight 1.1 has improvements, particularly for Catalina

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Increases maximum text size, adds macOS version to the report, and fixes a lot for the latest Catalina beta 4.

July 17, 2019 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight 1.0 takes over from EFIcienC for checking and updating security data

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First release version of what was EFIcienC, to check EFI firmware, security settings, and security updates automatically.

July 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Does anyone here know about MRT?

Did you restart your Mac after the critical update to MRT this week? Was Apple’s guidance on the update helpful? Or is this security by riddle?

July 14, 2019 Macs, Technology

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