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Can APFS special files save storage space?

Deleting clone files saves no space, but converting copies into clones could free up plenty of storage. Sparse files can also be highly efficient, and squeeze 285 GB into just 16.5 GB.

April 2, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

April 1, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading Visual Art: 202 Rabbit & Hare

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From Dürer’s groundbreaking hare to the fable of the hare and the tortoise, a hidden hare in a well-known Turner and a white rabbit for the first of the month?

April 1, 2025 General, Life, Painting

LogUI build 37 now has more power for browsing the log

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Adds support for using your own filter predicates so you only see the log entries you want. Either in a one-off editor, or to its popup menu.

April 1, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS Sequoia 15.4, and 14.7.5, 13.7.5

Apple has just released the update to macOS Sequoia to bring it to version 15.4, and security updates […]

March 31, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Changing Paintings: 64 Scylla meets Glaucus

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Scylla accosted by the grotesque sea-god Glaucus. When she runs away from him, he seeks the help of Circe, only for her to turn Scylla into a pack of hounds, then into a hazard to navigation.

March 31, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 301

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 301. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Roll […]

March 31, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

External boot disks: structure and problems

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Systematic and thorough account of the structure and function of bootable external disks and dual-boot systems from High Sierra to Sequoia, and how to diagnose their problems.

March 31, 2025 Macs, Technology

Paintings of the Franco-Prussian War: 2 The Siege of Paris

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As winter grew colder, Parisians started to starve. A city known for its food and restaurants had to scavenge meals based on horse, dog, cat and even rat.

March 30, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Bring back the magic

The magic of Mac was how you could double-click a document and it opened in the right app. Now that works differently with LaunchServices, it offers me 70 apps to edit any text document. Can we return to magic please?

March 30, 2025 Macs, Technology

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