![]() When Apple stops supporting a version of macOS, updates for Safari stop as well. Check out the rest of their fantastic products as well.īrowsing – The downside of Safari is that its release and updates are tied to the OS. Available for OS X 10.11 El Capitan and up. A free utility by Objective-see that lets you see the persistent software installed on your Mac (malware being one of them). ![]() And when it comes to malware detection on macOS, there is none better. Check out Intego, they offer antivirus, a firewall, backup software, and more in their X9 suite. Malware – Of course malware affects Macs both old and new. They have you covered with a compatible version. macOS Monterey or Mac OS X Jaguar, doesn’t matter. Most malware won’t even install if it detects Little Snitch on the machine! That’s how good it is at busting sneaky malware that tries to phone home. It will monitor your network traffic and alert you if anything tries to connect to the internet. If you think your network is just fine but want to add some security to your Mac, have a look at Little Snitch. Look for something that offers stateful inspection, packet filtering and has a good reputation. Even if users choose to run an older version of macOS, there are ways to secure such an OS.įirewall – Modems and routers have firewalls but if you use old equipment on the network, it’s a good idea to invest in a more capable hardware firewall. Just because a Mac is old, doesn’t mean it’s not secure. While that statement is mostly accurate, the heading it’s under is not. Using a Mac that is running old software could put you and your data at risk. That means that if your Mac doesn’t run at least macOS Catalina you are out in the cold when it comes to security updates. Old Macs aren’t secureĪpple only maintains software support for the previous two versions of macOS (at the time of writing that’s Big Sur and Catalina). Not to mention, “ Her focus is Mac, but she lives and breathes Apple.” 1. So, unless Karen hangs out in Apple-related groups that I am not familiar with, I know what kind of content she has been exposed to in those groups. These are great places to ask, share, learn and just hang out. Any Apple-related topic you can think of has and will come up in any of these groups, regularly. Just like Low End Mac, older Mac hardware is discussed here. Vintage Apple Macintosh Enthusiasts, with 10,500+ members. The vast majority of the members in this group have been finding creative ways to successfully keep their old Mac Pros going with the latest hardware add-ons such as Thunderbolt (not available on the pre-2013 Mac Pros) and the latest macOS Monterey. Specifically focussed on the 2006-2019 Mac Pro. As the name suggests a lot of the older Mac hardware is discussed here. They are actually thé groups to be in for the best content and interactions. I too am in a couple of Apple-related Facebook groups. In one or some of those groups she has seen is people asking whether they should buy a second-hand Mac, or for help with a second-hand Mac that they have just bought. Karen, according to her article intro, follows a couple of Facebook groups for Apple users. Karen’s article makes six points to tell her readers why buying a used Mac is a bad idea that “inevitably … causes nothing but trouble.” I will cover them all and explain why I do not agree. ![]() I want you to be familiar with the article so you’ll know I am not misquoting or anything like that. If you have not read the “Why you shouldn’t buy a second hand Mac” article yet, please do that first. Ah yes, I have read one of her articles before. It wasn’t until I scrolled back up I saw the author’s name. When this article was linked on Facebook, I read it and obviously disagreed with its contents. I don’t follow Karen’s writings or MacWorld so this article did not pop up on my radar until just two days ago (mid-March 2022 at the time of writing). Earlier this year (2022), Karen Haslam wrote an article for MacWorld UK, titled “ Why you shouldn’t buy a second hand Mac“.
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