Developer Howard Oakley noted in his blog that the latest macOS Sonoma updates are surprisingly lightweight. Version 14.1.2, released last week, weighed around 400 MB on Intel Macs and around 820 MB on models with an Apple Silicon chip. According to his observations, this is significantly less than macOS Ventura and it is even a … [Read more…]
Developer Howard Oakley noted in his blog that the latest macOS Sonoma updates are surprisingly lightweight. Version 14.1.2, released last week, weighed around 400 MB on Intel Macs and around 820 MB on models with an Apple Silicon chip. According to his observations, this is significantly less than macOS Ventura and it is even a … [Read more…]
As you can imagine, we can’t repeat it enough: installing a pirated version of Mac software can be dangerous. Kaspersky has actually reported on an ongoing campaign aimed at hiding malware in cracked versions of popular macOS programs. These Trojans infect computers and turn them into “zombie machines,” i.e. gateways to anonymize malicious or illegal … [Read more…]
Backup Status is a new application that gives you an additional way to find out the status of your Time Machine backup. Instead of opening System Preferences or About in the menu bar, Backup Status displays the backup status as a widget visible in the Notification Center or on the macOS Sonoma desktop. Backup Status … [Read more…]
In Google’s ongoing antitrust lawsuit, a key figure was incorrectly revealed: the search giant pays 36% of the advertising revenue generated in Safari to Apple. This information was supposed to remain confidential, but a Chicago scientist called to the stand included it in his testimony, Bloomberg reports. Both Apple and Google try to limit the … [Read more…]