6 posts tagged ‘Software Update’
Sequoia Fixes App Store Update Notifications
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Adam Engst: Starting in macOS 12 Monterey, clicking an update notification did nothing. Before that, it opened the App Store app, though only to the main screen, not the Updates screen. It was frustrating, and unnecessarily so.In Sequoia, however, Apple finally made this notification work as it should. When a notification informs you that updates […]
MIST (macOS Installer Super Tool)
Ric Ford: MIST – macOS Installer Super Tool – is a remarkable Mac app from Nindi Gill that greatly simplifies the processes of downloading macOS and firmware versions that Apple itself complicates and makes difficult (especially with older releases). See also: SUS Inspector. Previously: Apple Manuals, Specs, and Downloads How to Reinstall Safari for Mac […]
Leaky macOS VPN After System Update
Mullvad VPN (Hacker News): We have found that you could be leaking traffic on macOS after system updates. To our current knowledge a reboot resolves it. We are currently investigating this and will follow up with more information.In this scenario the macOS firewall does not seem to function correctly and is disregarding firewall rules. Most […]
Smaller and Faster Updates With Sonoma
Howard Oakley (Hacker News): When a user accepts Software Update’s invitation to upgrade to macOS 13 or 14, rather than downloading a full installer app of about 12 GB, Ventura or Sonoma will instead attempt an update, in which only changed files are copied to the System volume, substantially reducing the amount to be downloaded, […]
Computers Are Magical; Computers Are Awful
Nick Heer: I was reminded of Nikita Prokopov’s classic post today — “People Expect Technology to Suck Because It Actually Sucks” — in much the same way I think of it many days but, and especially, today. These are all things which happened today from when I woke up[…] […] None of the problems above […]
Updating iPhones in Boxes
Malcolm Owen (Hacker News): Mark Gurman claims that Apple has a system that can update the operating system of iPhones before they get sold. Crucially, it can do so without opening the box.Consisting of a “pad-like device,” store employees place unopened iPhone boxes onto it to trigger an update. The pad wirelessly turns on the […]