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MacStrategy is a web site with lots of free (technical) information and news about Apple products with a specific slant to Europe. Most Apple focused web sites are very USA centric so although we have useful information for American users, we do try to make sure the information we post is also relevant to European users. You can keep up with the latest news, information and software updates via our Twitter feed (see also the right hand column) and our blog (the link to our latest blog post is below). We have many reference articles including some great technical information on the site. Just take a look at our articles listed below, use the navigation menu or icons above or you can go straight to our recently updated/added article lists now. If you're looking for a forum type site we recommend popping over to MacInTouch (albeit they have a very USA centric user base).Newest Articles
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25th February - Microsoft Office 2019 (365) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
25th February - Microsoft Office 2016 (365) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
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25th February - Mac Security Article #7 - Older Operating Systems
23rd February - Apple Pay Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
16th February - Transition to Apple silicon Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
16th February - Mac Security Article #6 - Networking/Internet/Online Shopping
10th February - Keeping Adobe Software Products Up-To-Date
3rd February - iOS/iPadOS 14 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
29th January - macOS 10.15 Catalina Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
29th January - macOS 10.14 Mojave Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
29th January - macOS 10.13 High Sierra Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
29th January - macOS 10.12 Sierra Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
29th January - OS X 10.11 El Capitan Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
29th January - OS X 10.10 Yosemite Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
The latest macOS security updates are:
- macOS 11 - included in the macOS 11.2.2 Installer (or go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Software Update and install the 11.2.2 update)
- macOS 10.15 - included in the macOS 10.15.7 Combo Update + Security Update 2021-001 for Catalina + Supplemental Update 2 (9th February 2021)
- macOS 10.14 - included in the macOS 10.14.6 Combo Update + Security Update 2021-002 for Mojave
- SECURITY WARNING: macOS 10.13 and earlier are no longer supported with security updates - see our securing older operating systems article.
The latest iOS / iPadOS / watchOS / tvOS security updates are:
- iOS/iPadOS 14.4 - instructions for upgrading to/updating
- iOS/iPadOS 12.5.1 - instructions for upgrading to/updating
- SECURITY WARNING: iOS 13 and iOS 11 and earlier are no longer supported with security updates.
- watchOS 7.3.1 (Series 5 and SE) - instructions for updating
- watchOS 7.3 (Series 3 and 4) - instructions for updating
- watchOS 6.3 (Series 1 and 2) - instructions for updating
- SECURITY WARNING: watchOS 5 and earlier are no longer supported with security updates.
- tvOS 14.4 - instructions for updating
- SECURITY WARNING: tvOS 13 and earlier are no longer supported with security updates.
Our Latest Blog Posting
8th December 2020 - Getting An Error Message Trying To Update Mac App Store Applications by Graham Needham (BH)With Apple's release of their new operating system macOS 11 Big Sur there are problems for users running older versions of macOS where they are unable to update their Apple Mac App Store applications (e.g. Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageB… (read full blog posting) (see all blog posts for all countries)
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macOS Server for Big Sur Frequently Asked Questions
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macOS 32-Bit Applications Unsupported With macOS 10.15 And Later
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