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Tag: macOS

  • Joakim Sandberg’s Iconoclasts Out on Steam, PS4, Vita

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    It can be pretty frustrating to find out that something you want to fix is difficult or impossible to repair. Glued-on screens cover batteries that are all custom fit inside small cases that prevent curious people from learning how things work and fixing problems with their devices. Iconoclasts from Joakim Sandberg takes that a step…

  • Apple Has a Patch out for the macOS Root Access Security Vulnerability

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    Go to the Updates tab in the Mac App Store to apply it now, you won’t even need to reboot. Apple has more details about the update at this link. Here’s the post from yesterday with the details of the vulnerability. Update: If you have any trouble with file sharing after applying this security patch…

  • The macOS Root Access Security Vulnerability

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    There’s a vulnerability in the latest version of macOS High Sierra (10.13.1) that may let anyone with physical access to a Mac log in and gain system administrator (root) access. Or, if they already have an account, upgrade their access to the system administrator (root) level. You can work around the issue by setting a…

  • Apple’s WWDC 2017 Press Event Notes

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    Every year Apple has at least two big events, their iPhone event in the second half of the year and their developers conference event in the first half of the year. Each event has it’s own press briefing, here are my notes from today’s WWDC 2017 press briefing. It is long as hell. The show…

  • iOS & macOS Updates

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    Today’s software updates from Apple are notable for a lot of reasons. macOS 10.12.4 gets Night Shift from iOS, I can now find my AirPods in the Find My iPhone app, there are the beginnings of a standard to control apps that nag you for reviews on iOS 10.3, Siri enhancements on watchOS 3.2, but…