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Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5327. As usual, it doesn’t release […]

February 3, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5326. As usual, it doesn’t release […]

January 22, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Is that signing certificate still valid?

A developer signed an installer package in April 2017 and it’s still valid, but Apple signed a Catalina installer app in December 2019 and its certificate has now expired. This article explains why.

January 20, 2026 Macs, Technology

Providable 1.2 works on non-English systems, and why it didn’t previously

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Will now list apps installed on systems running with primary languages other than English. Problems resulted from unexpected behaviour of Spotlight and search with mdfind, as explained here in detail.

January 13, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Open up Finder clippings with Disclipper, and a Providable update

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New app to analyse, display and give direct access to the contents of clipping files, including textClipping and pictClipping files created by the Finder.

January 5, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

ICYMI: a selection of the best Mac articles of 2025 – 1

Catch up on your reading with selected articles from the past year, covering hardware, firmware and Recovery, troubleshooting and updates.

December 31, 2025 Macs, Technology

Is your XProtect stuck on 5324?

Is your Mac running Sequoia or Tahoe? Is its XProtect up to date and using version 5325? If not, you might have to wait until the return from holidays before that’s fixed.

December 29, 2025 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Upgrades and the standard user

Standard users aren’t allowed to chang other users’ settings, but they’ve long been able to update macOS, and for the last 3 years to install full upgrades. Should this change?

December 21, 2025 Macs, Technology

Standard users can upgrade macOS

Before macOS 12.3, upgrades and updates were different, and only admin users could authenticate the installation of an upgrade to macOS. Now even standard users can, as explained here.

December 19, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5325. As usual, it doesn’t release […]

December 16, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

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