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Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT security data

Apple has just pushed the first updates of 2018 for two of the security tools built into OS […]

January 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

How your Mac can download an old ‘security’ update by accident

macOS can update files protected by SIP without your knowledge of any update taking place, and without the event being recorded in the Install History. Here’s how it happens.

January 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

Oracle has updated Java 9

Oracle has just released the second update to Java 9, bringing it to version 9.0.4. Versions 9.0.2 and […]

January 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Has High Sierra been a mess? Comparing its updates with Sierra and El Capitan

A more objective comparison with the El Capitan and Sierra product cycles shows that High Sierra isn’t that much worse. Although APFS has matured well, a few obvious and serious security gaffes have marred this cycle.

January 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

How can you tell what Apple software has been installed/updated?

Introducing a new version of SystHist which lets you see everything that Apple, the App Store, and silent updates install, for El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra.

January 15, 2018 Macs, Technology

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

What got installed? How to learn exactly what a package contains/ed

Here’s how to find out just what that last update installed, so you can remove it manually if necessary.

January 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

Adobe has updated Flash Player

Adobe has just released version 28.0.0.137 of its Flash Player. If you one of the dwindling few who […]

January 9, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has updated Safari 11.0.2, High Sierra 10.13.2, and iOS 11.2.2

Apple has just released the following security updates, to address CPU security vulnerabilities known as Spectre: macOS High […]

January 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

WD My Cloud drives need urgent firmware update

If you use a WD My Cloud drive, you should check as a matter of urgency that its […]

January 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

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