Apple today pushed software updates for a range of its devices. They are all minor releases that simply offer a few bug fixes and security updates, with no new features. iOS has been updated to 12.1.3 and it fixes a...
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The new iMac Pro
The new iMac Pro is getting closer. As well as announcing the availability date (15 December), Apple have seeded some review units to prominent individuals and some of them are now able to post reviews. Marques Brownlee over on YouTube has...
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Deep dive into Apple’s recent High Sierra root authentication issue
Over on the highly-technical, and very informative, Objective-See blog, there is a great in-depth writeup on Apple's recent High Sierra root access bug. Why <blank> Gets You Root What is happening is if you try to log in as a...
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If you’re running macOS High Sierra, make sure you have this update installed NOW!
If you're running macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, run, don't walk, to the App Store and install Apple Security Update 2017-001 right now. If you want to download the update to manually install, or push out with Munki or your favourite...
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Apple’s new MacBook Pro – cheaper in Australia than the USA?
We've hit an unusual point with pricing on Apple's latest equipment that was announced at WWDC on 5th June (6th June Australian time). Looking at the price on the top-spec MacBook Pro 15" as an example, it is significantly cheaper...
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reCaptcha
Sorry to anyone who's inconvenienced by the addition of reCAPTCHA to the comments, but even with Akismet I'm still getting an unacceptable amount of comment spam. Interestingly enough the comment spam has really picked up since my blog moved to...
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It’s a girl!
A new addition to the family arrived this morning at 00:17 weighing in at a respectable 4.33kg. Mum and bubby both doing very well.
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Apple Consultants Network
Automatica is now a member of the Apple Consultants Network. This means that Kai has undertaken certification by Apple and has passed all of Apple's background checks and will be featured alongside other consultants on Apple's web site.
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Adobe Snow Leopard FAQ
The sky isn't falling - Adobe clarify their position on the Creative Suite apps and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Essentially Adobe aren't going to divert development resources away from CS5 to fix any bugs in CS3 that appear...
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Mac OS X 10.5.8
The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac, as well as specific fixes for: compatibility and reliability issues when...
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