Last week, Apple released macOS 14.6.1, macOS 13.6.9, iOS 17.6.1, and iPadOS 17.6.1 to fix problems with turning Advanced Data Protection on and off. In macOS 11 Big Sur, Apple deprecated Network Utility, but DEVONtechnologies has resurrected it with a few new features. Beta testers of macOS 15 Sequoia are up in arms due to weekly “Continue To Allow” permissions prompts that also appear after logging out or restarting—Adam Engst explains why excessive prompting is both annoying and reduces security. He also outlines a proposal for a service to track new and changed Apple support pages—are you interested in writing such a thing? Notable Mac app releases this week include 1Password 8.10.39 (which has important security updates) and GraphicConverter 12.2.
Apple’s latest updates address a problem that prevented users from turning Advanced Data Protection on or off. What other problems might they fix as well? Read on for details and our installation advice.
Apple deprecated Network Utility in macOS 11 Big Sur, but DEVONtechnologies has now released the free Neo Network Utility, a near-clone of Apple’s obsolete utility.
It’s possible to write software that can traverse the entire universe of Apple support pages. Wouldn’t it be helpful if there were a tool that would tell you which pages were new or had changed?
macOS 15 Sequoia displays permissions prompts for apps that require screen recording permissions—more than just screenshot apps—at least once per week and after every restart or logout. Adam Engst explains why this is both unnecessary and counter-productive.
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Fixes a pair of low severity vulnerabilities and provides a few enhancements. ($35.88 annual subscription, free update, 4.8 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Brings a variety of additions, improvements, and bug fixes to the Swiss Army knife of graphics programs. ($39.95 new, free update, 262.5 MB, macOS 10.13+)
