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Skint and SkintM 1.05 are almost feature-complete

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Changing Dock icons, a new Check Now command, a major bug fix, and more in these updates to the apps that keep a watchful eye on your Mac’s security.

March 4, 2024 Macs, Technology

Keep a more watchful eye on your Mac with Skint 1.04

Includes a version you can install into the menu bar, improved interface with categories, and internal improvements. Also makes results accessible to scripts.

February 27, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Skint version 1.03 fixes bugs that could give false negatives

Fixes a bug that could in some circumstances incorrectly report that everything is OK, when it isn’t. Recommended for all, Monterey and later only.

February 14, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Troubleshooting your Mac’s security with Skint 1.02

Adds a detailed Help book, supports macOS betas, can disable log checks for use in standard user accounts, checks log times, and has auto-update.

February 5, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Skint 1.01 fixes SSV checks on Macs with multiple boot systems

If you run a Mac with more than one boot system, this update should enable it to check the SSV, although some Macs remain different.

January 31, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Skint will keep a quiet eye on your Mac’s key settings

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Checks 8 key settings and functions essential for your Mac’s security and well-being, from whether SIP is enabled to XProtect. Runs automatically every hour, or as a single-shot.

January 29, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Making the leap from Mojave to Apple silicon

Coping with 64-bit code, APFS, the different CPU, the SSV, System Settings, Recovery Mode, and how to get the best from migration and sharing in iCloud.

December 28, 2023 Macs, Technology

A short history of Recovery in macOS

From blessing Classic Mac OS, through SUM and the first Recovery partition in Mac OS X Lion, right up to 1 True Recovery on Apple silicon Macs.

November 25, 2023 Macs, Technology

Where Safari hides and bundled apps crash

Look for Safari in /System/Applications and it’s not there any more. And an inactive boot volume group has no bundled apps in its main Applications folder.

October 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

Are Intel and Apple silicon Macs diverging in Sonoma?

Three years and four major versions of macOS later, are Apple silicon Macs diverging from Intel models? It might look like it.

September 28, 2023 Macs, Technology

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