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Welcome to MacStrategy

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.

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iOS/iPadOS 15 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
macOS 12 Monterey Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
iOS/iPadOS 16 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
macOS 13 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple TV 4K (2nd Generation) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ

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How To Obtain/Download macOS Server for macOS 10.12 Sierra
How To Setup Let's Encrypt For OS X / macOS + Server 5.x
macOS 32-Bit Applications Unsupported With macOS 10.15 And Later
Adobe Creative Suite CS and Java RE v6
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Apple Pay Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
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Recently Updated Articles

19th October - HomePod mini Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
19th October - macOS 12 Monterey Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
19th October - iOS/iPadOS 15 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
19th October - Transition to Apple silicon Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
5th October - Mac Security Article #7 - Older Operating Systems
16th September - macOS 11 Big Sur Combo Updates
16th July - Keeping Adobe Software Products Up-To-Date
14th July - Virtualising OS X 10.11 El Capitan
14th July - Virtualising Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Server)
14th July - Virtualising OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
7th July - macOS 10.15 Catalina Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
6th July - macOS 13 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
6th July - iOS/iPadOS 16 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
6th July - macOS 11 Big Sur Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
6th July - iOS/iPadOS 14 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
6th July - Apple Photos for Mac Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
6th July - How To Obtain/Purchase OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
6th July - Preparing For OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Or Mountain Lion Server
6th July - OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Frequently Asked Questions FAQ

The latest macOS security updates are:

• macOS 11 - included in the macOS 11.6 Installer (or go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Software Update and install the 11.6 update)
• macOS 10.15 - included in the macOS 10.15.7 Combo Update + Security Update 2021-006 for Catalina
• SECURITY WARNING: macOS 10.14 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 15.0.2 - instructions for upgrading to/updating
• iOS 12.5.5 - instructions for upgrading to/updating (for iOS devices that cannot be upgraded to iOS 15)
• SECURITY WARNING: iOS 14, 13, 11 and earlier are no longer supported with security updates.
• watchOS 8.0.1 (Series 3 and later) - instructions for updating
• SECURITY WARNING: watchOS 7 and earlier are no longer supported with security updates.
• tvOS 15 - instructions for updating
• SECURITY WARNING: tvOS 14 and earlier are no longer supported with security updates.

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Articles Relating To macOS 12 (Monterey)

macOS 12 Monterey Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
iCloud Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Photos for Mac Frequently Asked Questions FAQ

Articles Relating To macOS 11 (Big Sur)

Transition to Apple silicon Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
macOS 11 Big Sur Combo Updates
iCloud Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Photos for Mac Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
macOS 11 Big Sur Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
macOS 11 Big Sur Post Install Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple File System (APFS)
Preparing For macOS 11 Big Sur or macOS Server for Big Sur
macOS 11 Big Sur Third Party Product Compatibility Info
macOS Server for Big Sur Frequently Asked Questions
How To Obtain/Download macOS Server for Big Sur
How To Obtain/Download macOS 11 Big Sur
Using the macOS Recovery Modes (10.7 or later)
macOS 32-Bit Applications Unsupported With macOS 10.15 And Later
Mac Security Article #9 - System Integrity Protection (SIP)
How To Create An External Installation Device
Creating An Emergency Boot Drive For macOS
Optimized Storage (macOS 10.12 Sierra and later)
Mac Security Article #8 - Gatekeeper
How To (Re)install macOS

Articles Relating To macOS 10.15 (Catalina)

Virtualising OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Virtualising Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Server)
Virtualising OS X 10.11 El Capitan
macOS 10.15 Catalina Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
iCloud Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Photos for Mac Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
macOS 10.15 Catalina Post Install Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple File System (APFS)
Mac Security Article #6 - Networking/Internet/Online Shopping
Mac Security Article #5 User Names & Passwords including Apple IDs
How To Obtain/Download macOS 10.15 Catalina
How To Obtain/Download macOS Server for Catalina
Using the macOS Recovery Modes (10.7 or later)
Using the macOS Internet Recovery Mode (10.7 or later)
macOS 10.15 Catalina Combo Updates
macOS 32-Bit Applications Unsupported With macOS 10.15 And Later
macOS 10.15 Catalina Third Party Product Compatibility Info
Preparing For macOS 10.15 Catalina Or macOS Server 5.9
Mac Security Article Extra - For People Wearing Tinfoil Hats
macOS Server 5.9 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Keeping Apple Software Products Up-To-Date
Mac Security Article #9 - System Integrity Protection (SIP)
Java (Security) For macOS / OS X / Mac OS X
How To Clone Your Primary/Boot Drive
Virtualising macOS 10.12 Sierra
Virtualising a physical Mac/hard disk/clone/disk image file
Virtualising Adobe Creative Suite with Mac OS X / OS X / macOS
OS X 10.7 Or Later Does Not Support Rosetta / PowerPC Software
Recommended macOS Applications and Utilities

iOS/iPadOS 15 + iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Recently Updated Articles

iOS/iPadOS 15 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
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iCloud Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
iOS/iPadOS 16 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
iOS/iPadOS 14 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Watch (Series 6) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Watch SE Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Watch (Series 3) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Watch (Series 4) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Watch (Series 5) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Pay Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
iTunes 12 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
iPhone 12 / 12 mini Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Microsoft Office / 365 for Mac/iOS Useful Information

Articles Relating To Mac Security

Mac Security Article #7 - Older Operating Systems
Keeping Adobe Software Products Up-To-Date
Mac Security Article #6 - Networking/Internet/Online Shopping
Mac Security Article #5 User Names & Passwords including Apple IDs
Keeping Microsoft Software Products Up-To-Date
Mac Security Article Extra - For People Wearing Tinfoil Hats
Keeping Apple Software Products Up-To-Date
Java (Security) For macOS / OS X / Mac OS X
Mac Security Article #1 - Physical
List Of Apple Products Affected By Broadpwn
Mac Security Article #4 - Securing Data
Mac Security Article #2 - Software
Mac Security Article #3 - Malware, Social Engineering and Scams
Keeping Internet Web Browser Plug-ins Up-To-Date
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iMac 24-inch 4.5K (2021 M1) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Microsoft Office 2021 (365) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
How To Obtain/Download macOS Server for Big Sur
macOS Server for Big Sur Frequently Asked Questions
Preparing For macOS 11 Big Sur or macOS Server for Big Sur
How To Obtain/Download macOS 11 Big Sur
macOS 11 Big Sur Combo Updates
Mac mini (2020 M1) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
iPhone 12 / 12 mini Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
iPhone 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
HomePod mini Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
iPad (8th Generation) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Watch (Series 6) Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Apple Watch SE Frequently Asked Questions FAQ