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\u201cIf there\u2019s something strange in the Neighborhood, who ya\u2019 gonna call?\u201d\n\u201cIf there\u2019s something weird, and it don\u2019t look good, who ya\u2019 gonna call?\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cIf there\u2019s something strange in the Neighborhood, who ya\u2019 gonna call?\u201d
\n\u201cIf there\u2019s something weird, and it don\u2019t look good, who ya\u2019 gonna call?\u201d <\/p>\n
Be grateful those pesky copyright laws spare you George FromTulsa\u2019s rendition of the Ghostbuster theme song. I\u2019ve been told my singing voice redefines demonic possession. Just for fun, I\u2019m putting a YouTube link to a Ghostbuster montage and theme song<\/a> in Allison\u2019s Show Notes:<\/p>\n \u201cWho ya\u2019 gonna\u2019 call?\u201d<\/p>\n If it\u2019s anything Apple, try Allison.<\/p>\n That\u2019s what I did last week when I needed to determine the most time-efficient way to update 15 iMacs from Sierra 10.12.0, as released in September, 2016 to Sierra 10.12.6 through the latest Sierra Security Update 2018-003 from June, 2018.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t even need Allison\u2019s phone number. I reached out through her Google Plus Community, and you can find her on Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and probably more.<\/p>\n I had two questions. First, was my understanding that Apple\u2019s Combo Updates are cumulative correct? Second, do Apple\u2019s Security updates work the same? <\/p>\n It\u2019s common knowledge that Mac Combo updates are cumulative. As shown in the OSX Daily link<\/a> I\u2019m inserting in the show notes, but I could find nothing on Apple\u2019s Official pages that says so. That I didn\u2019t find it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not there. <\/p>\n Then there\u2019s Security Updates. The Sierra .6 Combo Update released in July, 2017. There\u2019s been five subsequent Sierra Security Updates. The .6 Combo Update uncompresses to be large enough to replace the entirety of Sierra. So do each of the Security Updates. Sequentially running the .6 Combo and several security updates on 15 iMacs with slow hard drives would be very tedious, and I was hopeful all that would be needed was the .6 Combo Updater and Security 2018-003.<\/p>\n Who ya\u2019 gonna\u2019 call?<\/p>\n Trevor Dover and Allison quickly responded to my Google Plus post, both confirming the .6 Combo was a comprehensive update for all earlier versions of Sierra, and saying the Security 2018-003 worked the same.<\/p>\n Good news, but as the iMacs are used by patrons of a library to file tax returns, do online banking, file for unemployment and social security, and, ugh, sign into Facebook, I was hoping for something more, like a definitive document to which I could point as evidence I\u2019d done what we lawyers call \u201cdue diligence.\u201d<\/p>\n Which is why I also posted my questions on MacInTouch, the Apple-centric site where I begin my online day as its owner Ric Ford provides early warnings of reported Apple Security vulnerabilities and of Apple\u2019s responses.<\/p>\n MacInTouch yielded two useful suggestions. Ric himself posted a simple Terminal command to directly check what needs to be installed enables verification in process of sequential installs, and sums up when run. I discovered on my own how to check Installer Logs, and was there for for the first time ever a report Apple\u2019s invisible and somewhat mysterious Xprotect Anti-Malware had just updated<\/p>\n If you\u2019re interested in technical details, follow the Show Notes link to the Google Plus thread<\/a>. Rather than having to draw inferences from log reports, it would be better if Apple offered a direct statement, but that doesn\u2019t seem to be \u201cthe Apple way.\u201d<\/p>\n I can\u2019t recommend MacInTouch strongly enough. It\u2019s free, member supported, and moderated. MacInTouch covers everything Apple, good and less so, from finding and using software to hardware glitches and fixes. Every day\u2019s different, informative, and for geeks like me, entertaining. Discussions sometimes wander away from Apple; there\u2019s some lively Linux threads. One discussion veered from Apple product life-expectancy into washing machines, laundry methods, energy efficiency, then morphed into water-softening and on into safe levels of dietary salt.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.macintouch.com\/<\/p>\n Great as MacInTouch is, back when I decided to go entirely Apple, one of the first resources I found was Allison\u2019s NosillaCast. She and Steve don\u2019t just blog and podcast, they actively seek opportunities to help others. Who ya\u2019 gonna\u2019 call? If it\u2019s about anything Apple, call Allison and Steve.<\/p>\n Several weeks ago Allison asked if I knew Lynn Wegley, Coordinater of TUMS, Tulsa Users of MacIntosh Society<\/a>. Had to respond I didn\u2019t, and wasn\u2019t even aware TUMS still met. Not just active, it meets the third Tuesday of every month at a church\u2019s social hall a couple miles from where I live. Ventured out to last month\u2019s meeting, free Root Beer Floats! And viewed Don McAllister\u2019s Screencast<\/a> about changes in Pages introduced at WWDC.<\/p>\n Concluding here, I suggest everyone find out if there\u2019s an Apple User\u2019s Group in your own area. Could get you out of the house and into a friendly community of Apple users. You might even meet another first time visitor like me, who found himself explaining Apple\u2019s Xprotect Anti-Malware system to the group, none of whom even knew it existed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cIf there\u2019s something strange in the Neighborhood, who ya\u2019 gonna call?\u201d \u201cIf there\u2019s something weird, and it don\u2019t look good, who ya\u2019 gonna call?\u201d Be grateful those pesky copyright laws spare you George FromTulsa\u2019s rendition of the Ghostbuster theme song. I\u2019ve been told my singing voice redefines demonic possession. 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Through Allison I\u2019ve also Internet-met a great group of her compatriots. Tim, Reggie, Katie, David, Victor, Don, and the incomparable Bart. I\u2019m hoping that busy as Allison is, she\u2019ll add links in the shownotes pointing toward her own current favorites and resources. <\/p>\n