APPLE By Will Fastie I can’t remember the last time I was this confused. Apple’s marketers are messing with my head. On September 16, I posted a quick note to the blog venting my frustration over learning that Apple AI was not supported by my iPhone 17e — despite earlier information from Apple suggesting otherwise. […]

This month is a clear showcase of why we hold back on patching. Not only Windows, but Apple. An update such as iOS 27 will have side effects because it’s a big update with big changes. Issues are never understood immediately after updating; it always takes days, if not weeks, before issues bubble up and […]

I installed iOS 27 on my iPhone today, and I’m ticked off. What makes me mad is that Cupertino is hiding the Apple Intelligence ball. Read the specs on Apple’s iPhone 17e page, and you will see Apple Intelligence listed as a feature, albeit with a footnote. Here’s footnote 15 (out of 18): Available on […]

Apple has released Security Updates on Sept 14, 2026, including the new OS versions 27 across the board: macOS Golden Gate 27, iOS/iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, HomePodOS 27, and VisionOS 27. There are over 100 vulnerabilities fixed in macOS 27 and iOS/iPadOS 27. Security updates were also released for older versions of macOS […]

ISSUE 23.31.1 • 2026-08-06 By Susan Bradley The upcoming August updates include several promised fixes for Windows Search. The August updates will include several fixes, a few of which specifically target Search. I anticipate that the August updates will also bring a bumper crop of other vulnerabilities being patched, so I’m raising the MS-DEFCON level […]