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Apple follows up on root user security hole in macOS 10.13 High Sierra, has yet to offer timeline for fix

Well, this qualifies as a pretty huge mess. Following the discovery of a security hole in macOS High Sierra in which a user can simply enter their user name as “root”, not provide a password and be allowed full access to the computer, Apple has offered the following statement: “We are working on a software […]

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Meitu selfie app apparently collecting, transmitting user data back to Chinese source

The good news is that the Meitu app adds some cool selfie editing tools, allowing you to pretty much transform your selfie pictures into nifty anime characters. The bad news is that the app is apparently sending back as much private information as it can to a Chinese source. The MeituPic app, launched in 2013, […]

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MacBook News Software

Apple support article offers workaround for recent issues with Setup Assistant on 12-inch MacBook

As nifty as the new 12-inch MacBook is, a number of users have encountered an issue using the Setup Assistant during the initial setup of the notebook. The bug apparently has the spinning beach ball appear during setup, putting the user in an endless cycle. Apple recently shared a support article that offers users of […]

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Features Intel Mac Pro Processors Take Apart Thunderbolt

New Mac Pro has socketed Intel CPU

Now that people have started to get their hands on the new Mac Pro, naturally the first thing they do is to tear it apart to see what makes it tick. Since the announcement of the Mac Pros specs and hardware, potential buyers have been lamenting the lack of user-upgradeable components in the sleek, black […]

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Cocktail updated to 6.6.1

On Monday, shareware developer Maintain released version 6.6.1 of CocktailCocktail (Mountain Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 5.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Improvements on the “Clear user caches” procedure. – Added ability to change Launchpad background […]