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Category Archive: Macs

Log literacy: all about the log

The macOS log is very different from those seen in Unix. This explains where and what log files are, how they get written, how much they store, and how quickly entries can be written.

February 8, 2023 Macs, Technology

Gaining control over the log with a new version of Ulbow

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A new Frequency view shows total log entries from different subsystems, helping you mute those that are clogging up your log.

February 7, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 189

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 189. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Closing […]

February 6, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

How a security update threw errors in XProtect Remediator

You’ve just installed an update to macOS security software, then it gives you a status of ‘Unknown’ caused by [] and stops working. What’s wrong?

February 6, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Why are security updates still so unreliable?

Of the 16 security software updates in the last 8 months, only 3 have installed correctly. But isn’t the purpose of the Content Caching server to make updates quicker and easier?

February 5, 2023 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 189

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Closing at the […]

February 4, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

Caches, buffers and swap

They’re everywhere: whatever you do, something somewhere will cache it. Later that can cause puzzling problems, but makes our Macs faster as a result.

February 4, 2023 Macs, Technology

Log Literacy: Navigation

All about time and landmarks you can look for in the log, after booting, on shutdown, when waking from sleep, and using activities to locate mouse clicks.

February 3, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Macs running Catalina or later, bringing […]

February 2, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Scheduled activities: 3 launchd or DAS?

While macOS uses DAS-CTS to schedule hundreds of background activities, third-parties normally use launchd. Comes with a full diagram explaining DAS-CTS.

February 2, 2023 Macs, Technology

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