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January 30, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2183 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 052-48396)
Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2183 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 052-48397)

XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

January 22, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

macOS 14.3 Sonoma
macOS 14.3 Sonoma Update for macOS 10.12 and later (Update Product ID: 042-78233)
macOS 13.6.4 Ventura (Update Product ID: 052-33049)
macOS 12.7.3 Monterey (Update Product ID: 052-33037)
Safari 17.3 for macOS Ventura (Update Product ID: 052-37298)
Safari 17.3 for macOS Monterey (Update Product ID: 052-38948)
BridgeOS Customer Update 14.3 (Update Product ID: 042-78230)

The updates address critical security issues in the operating systems.

January 22, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2181 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 052-37183)
Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2181 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 052-37184)

XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

January 19, 2024:
We are releasing Mac Power Monitor version 2.5:

Apple has given up support for measuring the number of retired speculative instructions and average number of instructions per clock cycle for specific combinations of processors and operating systems. If such a case is detected, the corresponding fields will no longer be shown in the Processors window.
For some computers with Apple Silicon, Mac Power Monitor will now automatically correct the effective frequency readings for processor clusters if the values don’t appear to be plausible. Possible flaws in macOS will be avoided.
Administrators can now uninstall legacy versions of the privileged auxiliary tool in the running login session of a non-administrative user account.

Mac Power Monitor is a graphical, easy-to-use interface for the energy and power measuring features of macOS.

January 17, 2024:
We are releasing Backup Server Control version 3.0:

Added new features for authorization of privileged operations. The application will now allow authentication of administrative users in additional special cases previously not permitted:

authorization within a running login session of a non-administrator
authorization by administrators with empty passwords in operating system versions that don’t block this generally
authorization in cases where multiple users are logged in, but the affected user is not on the frontmost console session

Administrators can return to the previous stricter authorization policies if needed.
Modernized organization of language support files.

Backup Server Control provides a graphical user interface to setup and administer a server for network-based Time Machine® backups with a few mouse clicks on a Macintosh®. Other Macs running macOS Sierra or later can perform backups on the Time Machine server. The current status of network backups can be reviewed any time.

January 17, 2024:
We are releasing NFS Manager version 5.8:

Added new features for authorization of privileged operations. The application will now allow authentication of administrative users in additional special cases previously not permitted:

authorization within a running login session of a non-administrator
authorization by administrators with empty passwords in operating system versions that don’t block this generally
authorization in cases where multiple users are logged in, but the affected user is not on the frontmost console session

Administrators can return to the previous stricter authorization policies if needed.
Added new feature to detect volumes with file systems which are not supported by Apple’s NFS server as early as possible (only on macOS 13 and later).
Code to support early beta versions of macOS 14 Sonoma has been removed. In particular, the changed data protection policy for the macOS automounter has been updated.
Modernized organization of language support files.

NFS Manager is an application to control the NFS features built into macOS via a comfortable graphical user interface. The application uses Apple’s technologies like Bonjour or Open Directory to make management as easy as possible. When using directory services, NFS Manager can configure NFS features not only for a single computer but for a whole network of thousands of Macintosh systems, with a few mouse clicks only.

January 17, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

SF Symbols 5.1 (Update Product ID: 052-04061)

Version 5.1 of the developer application to work with symbols of the San Francisco system font adds over 400 new localized symbols and minor bug fixes.

January 16, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Apple XProtect Payloads version 123 (Update Product ID: 052-25575)
Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2179 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 052-35366)
Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2179 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 052-35365)

XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

January 12, 2024:
We are releasing TinkerTool System 8 version 8.89:

Added new features for authorization of privileged operations. The application will now allow authentication of administrative users in additional special cases previously not permitted:

authorization within a running login session of a non-administrator
authorization by administrators with empty passwords in operating system versions that don’t block this generally
authorization in cases where multiple users are logged in, but the affected user is not on the frontmost console session

Administrators can return to the previous stricter authorization policies if needed.
Added features on the Power Schedule pane that allow the definition of repeating events with more complex configurations. It is now possible to define arbitrary combinations of weekdays to trigger power events.
Added a refresh button on the pane to remove slow-motion screen savers (macOS Sonoma only).
Updated list of system services that perform automatic cleanup of storage space.
Small changes in data presentation on the pane for RAM size evaluation.
Fixed a problem where the layout of integrated TinkerTool panes was not as intended with specific operating system versions and languages.

TinkerTool System 8 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers.

January 12, 2024:
We are releasing TinkerTool version 9.66:

Several minor optimizations in the layout of the preferences panes for specific operating system versions and languages.
Fixes a problem where panes could unexpectedly be scrolled in horizontal direction in situations when a vertical scrollbar was shown simultaneously.

TinkerTool is an application that gives you access to additional preference settings Apple has built into macOS. This allows to activate hidden features in the operating system and in some of the applications delivered with the system.

January 10, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

macOS Installer Notification 2.0 (Update Product ID: 052-25574)

Installer Notification forces older macOS systems to automatically download installers for the latest compatible versions of macOS if this is permitted by the user. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

January 9, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Allow List for Macintosh firmware security checks (“EFI Check”), version 145 (Update Product ID: 042-61203)

The firmware check is part of the built-in anti-malware features of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

January 9, 2024:
We are releasing System Monitor Plus version 2.1:

Added support for iMac (24-inch, 4 ports, 2023).
Modified support for Macs with M3 Pro or M3 Max processors. Offline temperature sensors of sleeping or shut-down processor cores are now presented more accurately.

System Monitor Plus is a free add-on for System Monitor. After simply copying it to your computer, many additional features become available which are not permitted to be directly included in Apps from the Mac App Store.

January 8, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2178 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 052-25126)
Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2178 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 052-25124)

XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

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