Today i learned that you can enter the recovery mode through the Boot Volume selector when starting up a Mac. Until today, i’ve booted the computer, hurried up to hold down ⌘ R for an unknown amount of time and hoped i got the timing right. Now, i boot with the Alt (Option) key down, wait for the boot volume selector and then press ⌘ R. Okay, so it’s another unnecessary step, but somehow i feel less stressed.

The Macaduk conference has been moved to May, in hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic has passed (into) Stage 3 by then. I’m still planning on giving my Security for humans talk, but in two months, not two weeks. The upshot is that i’ve been given a second chance to actually make this a good talk :) There’s a discussion group on the Macaduk Whova (it’s an app for events) for my session and if you feel like pitching in with your questions and ideas, please join!