Using version numbers, it’s possible to track changes in critical sub-systems like APFS within macOS. According to those, APFS was updated twice while Catalina was in security-only maintenance. Why?
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True or false? Apple supports macOS for three years. Apple’s security updates are sufficient. New versions of macOS are full of bugs. It’s safer to delay upgrading.
Fixes a bug in changing menu items when Download only is set, and improves help for those installing named updates only.
Corrects SIP assessments, adds links to info for Ventura, but now requires High Sierra or later.
Links to firmware info, disk layout and structure, and security software for 13.0, 12.6.1 and 11.7.1.
List of current versions of firmware for all models of Mac supported by Ventura, following upgrading to Ventura.
How to use SilentKnight to download and install two security data updates without updating macOS. Explains its settings in full, and how the app works.
New version for Catalina and later lets you remove the Install All Updates button to prevent error, and works around bugs in Content Caching servers.
Not everyone who upgraded to Ventura last week did so intentionally. Here’s why, and how SilentKnight had a part to play, which will be fixed shortly.
From AppleKextExcludeList to XProtect Remediator, what’s where, its current version, and which have fallen into disuse.
The Eclectic Light Company 