During a macOS update, the progress bar tells you each of the phases as they’re completed. This explains how you can track progress and make more sense of what’s happening.
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Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5335. As usual it […]
The update to bring macOS Tahoe up to version 26.4 is hefty at around 7.15 GB (more than […]
Apple has released the update to bring macOS Tahoe to version 26.4, and security updates for Sequoia and […]
After an unfortunate incident three years ago, RSRs were put on pause. Now they’ve been rebadged as BSIs, what is wrong with their current implementation? The list is long.
What is a BSI? Is it the same as an RSR? How does it patch vulnerabilities, and how is it installed and activated? What problems does it have, and what are its limitations?
How a Content Caching Server can be used to supply an update. Preflight checks are extensive, and lead on to other preparation. Finally the boot chime is muted, and the Mac rebooted to allow installation.
Apple has just released its first public Background Security Improvement (BSI) for macOS 26.3.1 Tahoe, labelled as BSI […]
Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5334. As usual it […]
SilentKnight relies on the system_profiler command for much of the key information it needs. But that output is localised to the primary language in use at the time. This continues to cause problems.
The Eclectic Light Company 