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App Nap, undead and nascent apps in Ventura

If you leave some apps without an open window, macOS appears to quit them, but instead puts them into App Nap, only to quit them when it wants to. They’re undead.

January 16, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: How APFS trims a disk image to size

How APFS can trim free space in a read/write disk image and transform it into a sparse file, so it uses storage more efficiently.

January 15, 2023 Macs, Technology

Stage Manager for the unimpressed: 2 Workflow strategies

Setting up a standard cast, how to deal with windows that open in the wrong app group, and building a group for a special workflow.

January 13, 2023 Macs, Technology

Stage Manager for the unimpressed: 1 Getting started

Getting started with Stage Manager, without confusion or tears. How to disable its motion effects, and how to build app and window groups for your workflows.

January 11, 2023 Macs, Technology

How do you know when macOS detects and remediates malware?

macOS may alert you when you’re trying to open or run a file, with an alert informing you that malware was detected. But what about in scans?

January 4, 2023 Macs, Technology

Can you rely on macOS Ventura for malware protection?

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Samples of four malicious software downloaded and run on macOS 13.1. Could it detect and block them effectively? Or do you need 3rd party protection?

January 3, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Year on My Mac: Ultra chips and cryptexes

The M1 series shot from 4 performance cores to 16, Ventura turned up as an update instead of an upgrade, then there came cryptexes, System Settings and Stage Manager.

January 1, 2023 Macs, Technology

What happens when XProtect Remediator discovers real malware?

XProtect Remediator takes on XCSSET (DubRobber) malware. Does it detect and remove it?

December 31, 2022 Macs, Technology

Free space on an APFS volume is an illusion

You’re in control of a traditional file system, but with snapshots, clones, sparse files and other volumes sharing free space, APFS isn’t as simple.

December 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Checking macOS malware scans: Endpoint Security or the log?

Changes in Endpoint Security in Ventura allow it to be used to monitor the results of anti-malware scans performed by XProtect Remediator. Are they better than the log?

December 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

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