All about xattrs: their origin, where they’re stored, how they’re named and typed, how to find and work with them, and their common problems.
Month: October 2020
Many users are today reporting that their HP printer software has suddenly stopped working, with worrying messages implying […]
Although too young to have known Rossetti or the Pre-Raphaelites, she painted wonderful allegorical and narrative works well into the 20th century, and was a successful illustrator.
The macOS Malware Removal Tool – what is it, where is it, what does it do and how does it run? And a curious story about its recent past, when it was used to remove non-malware.
An introduction to Britomart, who was brought up learning the art of knightly combat and rules of chivalry, and is now on a quest for Sir Artegall, with whom she is in love.
Explaining inodes, names, dates, permissions, file types, and specialised attributes used for iCloud.
Success on the battlefield – driving Macedonians from Greece, destroying Carthage in the third Punic War, and routing Germanic tribes – and the slide into civil war.
New feature: an updater window which allows you to download and install individual named updates, rather than having to install all that are available.
Some of his finest landscapes painted during the late 1650s. Then in 1658, he married, and within two years stopped painting completely.
Looking in more detail at newer tricks used by APFS on the data of files: sparse files, which can squeeze vast empty files almost to nothing; file clones; and compression, opening up in Big Sur.
