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Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]

July 20, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

What is firmware for, and why does it need updating?

Why do macOS updates keep updating firmware? Is it full of bugs or what? And just what does firmware do?

July 18, 2023 Macs, Technology

Why can’t you just roll back from a bad macOS update?

If it’s so easy to uninstall a troublesome RSR, why can’t we simply roll back to a previous version of macOS, like we did in High Sierra?

July 15, 2023 Macs, Technology

Which system software and security updates were installed? SystHist now supports Sonoma

SystHist reveals full details of all macOS installations and updates, plus security updates. New version works with Sonoma, as well as reporting RSRs.

July 14, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has just released a further Rapid Security Response for Ventura

Apple has just released a further attempt at its second Rapid Security Response (RSR) for macOS Ventura. To […]

July 12, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has just released another Rapid Security Response for Ventura, and Safari for 11 and 12

Apple has just released a second Rapid Security Response (RSR) for macOS Ventura. To install this, your Mac […]

July 10, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has just released an update to XProtect

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version 2169. […]

July 6, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

How macOS installers changed

How Big Sur gained an UpdateBrain that changed macOS fundamentally, and why you can’t get standalone or Combo updaters any more.

July 1, 2023 Macs, Technology

What to do when an update goes wrong

From a boot loop to almost any other glitch that occurs after a macOS update, guidance as to how best to recover and fix it.

June 29, 2023 Macs, Technology

What to do when your Mac can’t update

When you know an update has been released, but your Mac can’t find it, or you try to install the update but it fails with an error.

June 26, 2023 Macs, Technology

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