Blog - Archived Entries - March 2019

March 29, 2019:
Apple re-releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• Security Update 2019-002 for macOS Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-53055)
• Security Update 2019-002 for macOS High Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-53308)
• BridgeOS Customer Update (Update Product ID: 041-49224)

The previously published updates did not contain all fixes they should have.

BridgeOS is the secondary hardware management operating system running on the Apple T2 processors of the latest Macintosh model series.

March 28, 2019:
We are releasing TinkerTool System 5 version 5.99 Supplemental Update 1:

• Added new feature to let the application copy itself to the system Applications folder if desired when the program is launched from the virtual distribution disk.
• The application has been made robust against dubious “cleaner” software that damages the launch configuration of the operating system.
• Better error messages for cases where users fail to register the application due to accidentally installing a wrong license file through dragging.

March 27, 2019:
We are releasing TinkerTool System 6 version 6.3:

• Added new feature to remove all local Time Machine APFS snapshots from a selected volume immediately.
• Added new setting to control whether FileVault should remove the decryption key for the system disk from memory when the system is entering standby mode.
• Added new feature to immediately eject all volumes when saving a modified automount configuration that have been set not to be automatically mounted by macOS.
• Added new feature to let the application copy itself to the system Applications folder if desired when the program is launched from the virtual distribution disk.
• The internal diagnostics features have been completely rewritten to be still operative in cases where operating system logging is not usable.
• The application has been made robust against dubious “cleaner” software that damages the launch configuration of the operating system.
• Better error messages for cases where users fail to register the application due to accidentally installing a wrong license file through dragging.

March 25, 2019:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Update (Update Product ID: 041-49230)
• macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Combo Update (Update Product ID: 041-49226)
• macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Upgrade for users of macOS Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-47723)
• Security Update 2019-002 for macOS Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-31363)
• Security Update 2019-002 for macOS High Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-49057)
• Safari 12.1 for macOS Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-18158)
• Safari 12.1 for macOS High Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-31481)
• BridgeOS Customer Update (Update Product ID: 041-48508)
• Gatekeeper version 164 Configuration Data (Update Product ID: 041-43515)
• Command Line Tools (macOS Mojave) for Xcode (Update Product ID: 041-36329)
• Mobile Device Update for macOS Sierra and High Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-25375)

BridgeOS is the secondary hardware management operating system running on the Apple T2 processors of the latest Macintosh model series.

March 22, 2019:
We are releasing Sync Checker version 3.0.

• Added new feature to create and edit ignore lists that can be used to exclude file system objects from a sync check. Ignore lists can be defined based on relative paths of folders or names of file system objects.
• Added several built-in ignore lists to exclude .DS_Store files, or to exclude the standard work files of macOS.
• Added new feature to create offline scans. These scans keep a snapshot of the metadata of a folder hierarchy and can be used as archived data source for a sync check. Offline scans make it possible to compare a folder with previously saved states to track the history of changes. You can also use them to compare folders of two computers which are not connected to each other.
• The maximum number of mismatches that can be processed has been increased to 100,000.
• Added new internal diagnostic features.
• The application now detects when it is run from its distribution disk and has not been copied to the computer yet. An optional self-copy operation is supported.
• The application has been made robust against certain “cleaners” that may damage the installation of the privileged security component.

Sync Checker is a diagnostic application which can compare two folders or disks, identifying all differences in contents and metadata.

March 21, 2019:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• BootCamp ESD Update (Update Product ID: 041-39663, 041-48716)
• Whitelist for Macintosh firmware security checks (“EFICheck AllowList”), version 49 (Update Product ID: 041-45140)

March 20, 2019:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• Safari Technology Preview version 78 (Update Product ID: 041-48447 / 041-48693)

Safari Technology Preview allows users to get a sneak peek at upcoming web technologies in macOS and experiment with these technologies in websites and extensions.

March 12, 2019:
We are releasing Battery Monitor version 3.1 through the Mac App Store:

• The legend of history windows now suppresses the labels for curves which are not in use for the current battery configuration.
• The Touch Bar buttons to open the total voltage history and the cell voltage history can now be differentiated correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the window of the battery capacity log may not have been updated immediately when switching between table mode and graph mode.

Battery Monitor is a powerful App to display the charge state of portable Macs in the Dock, to display internal battery information, to capture charge and discharge curves, to keep logs of the aging process of the battery, and to add notifications via Notification Center or speech output.

March 6, 2019:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• Safari Technology Preview version 77 (Update Product ID: 041-43052 / 041-45475)

Safari Technology Preview allows users to get a sneak peek at upcoming web technologies in macOS and experiment with these technologies in websites and extensions.

March 4, 2019:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• Whitelist for Macintosh firmware security checks (“EFICheck AllowList”), version 39 (Update Product ID: 041-37730)

The EFICheck whitelist allows Macintosh systems to determine whether the firmware of the computer or of the Ethernet interface have been manipulated.