Blog - Archived Entries - February 2021

February 25, 2021:
We are releasing System Monitor version 3.3 through the Mac App Store:

Fixes a problem where the widths of some menus was not correct under specific circumstances, which could cause labels to be clipped unexpectedly.
Fixes a problem where header cells could be mistakenly shown for tables in the activity pane of the configuration window.
This version further ensures that the presentation of temperature sensor values has a similar level of detail on Macs with Intel(R) and Apple Silicon processors.

System Monitor is an application for the menu bar of macOS, designed to inform you unobtrusively about the activity of your computer.

February 25, 2021:
We are introducing the free System Monitor Add-On for Macs with Apple Silicon.

This new application can be used to install or remove a specific software library on your computer which makes it possible for System Monitor to get access to additional temperature sensors on new Macs with Apple Silicon.

The library must be published separately, because Apple doesn't permit unrestricted access to Apple Silicon sensors within Apps from the Mac App Store.

February 25, 2021:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 Update
BridgeOS Customer Update 11.2.2 (Update Product ID: 071-08940)
Safari Technology Preview version 121 (Update Product IDs: 071-09106, 071-09119)

macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 prevents MacBook Pro (2019 or later) and MacBook Air (2020 or later) models from incurring damage when they are connected to certain third-party, non-compliant powered USB-C hubs and docks.

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.

February 22, 2021:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2140 (Update Product ID: 071-07158)
Apple XProtect Configuration Data for OS X El Capitan or later, version 2140 (Update Product ID: 071-07161)
Apple Malware Removal Tool (MRT) version 1.74 (Update Product ID: 071-07160)
Apple Malware Removal Tool (MRT), for OS X El Capitan or later, version 1.74 (Update Product ID: 071-07159)

XProtect and MRT are part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The packages do 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.

February 15, 2021:
Apple re-releases new software via macOS Software Update:

macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 update (Update Product ID: 071-05432)

This update fixes three security issues related to the “sudo” command and the Intel Graphics Driver. They also address an issue that may prevent the battery from charging in some 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pro models.

The update was re-released because the initial version contained an installer which could destroy the operating system installation if not enough storage space was available.

February 11, 2021:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Safari Technology Preview version 120 (Update Product IDs: 071-05418, 071-05423)

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.

February 9, 2021:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 update
BridgeOS Customer Update 11.2.1 (Update Product ID: 071-05410)
Security Update 2021-002 for macOS Mojave (Update Product ID: 071-05177)
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update (Update Product ID: 071-05425)

The updates add fixes for three security issues related to the “sudo” command and the Intel Graphics Driver. They also address an issue that may prevent the battery from charging in some 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pro models.

February 9, 2021:

We are releasing TinkerTool System 7 version 7.12:

Added new feature to repair user accounts that are affected by a bug in macOS 11.2 that causes all user interface elements for connecting to network computers to fail. TinkerTool System can validate and fix active local user accounts where the Network folder of the Finder, login panels for servers, AirDrop, Handoff, and Instant Hotspot are missing.
Added new internal feature to allow normal users to check, remove and re-apply Access Control Lists for file system objects they own. This makes it possible that non-administrative users regain permission to deactivate, reactivate, or delete their personal caches if the cache folders use Apple’s recommended default permission settings.
TinkerTool System no longer relies on Time Machine itself to detect whether Time Machine is configured for a network-based backup target. Because current versions of macOS 11 are too unreliable to perform Time Machine maintenance features on network servers, TinkerTool System now completely hides all its Time Machine features when it detects such a configuration.
The detail display for the current settings of System Integrity Protection has been updated for the latest macOS versions.
User guidance when changing the selection of startup jobs to repair when the repair operation is already running has been improved.

TinkerTool System 7 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers.

February 9, 2021:
We are releasing TinkerTool System 6 version 6.97:

Added new internal feature to allow normal users to check, remove and re-apply Access Control Lists for file system objects they own. This makes it possible that non-administrative users regain permission to deactivate, reactivate, or delete their personal caches if the cache folders use Apple’s recommended default permission settings.

TinkerTool System 6 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers.

February 4, 2021:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2139 (Update Product ID: 071-02738)
Apple XProtect Configuration Data for OS X El Capitan or later, version 2139 (Update Product ID: 071-02739)
Apple Malware Removal Tool (MRT) version 1.73 (Update Product ID: 001-85227)
Apple Malware Removal Tool (MRT), for OS X El Capitan or later, version 1.73 (Update Product ID: 001-85225)

XProtect and MRT are part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The packages do 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.

February 1, 2021:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

macOS Big Sur 11.2 update (Update Product ID: 071-00838)
Safari 14.0.3 for macOS Mojave (Update Product ID: 001-84810)
Safari 14.0.3 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 071-03270)
BridgeOS Customer Update 11.2 (Update Product IDs: 001-97995, 071-00825)
Security Update 2021-001 for macOS Mojave (Update Product ID: 001-96205)
Security Update 2021-001 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 001-93719)

February 1, 2021:
We have modernized the HTML technology of our web servers and have carefully revised the design of more than 1,100 web pages. Readability and accessibility has been improved in particular for users of very small or very large screens.

Although greatest care has been taken to make the relaunch and the necessary transitions as smooth as possible, small issues could still arise. If you find broken links or other problems, feel free to leave us a short note.