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Category Archive: Macs

What is a snapshot, and how does it work?

How are snapshots made, and what do they contain? How are they sized, and can they grow? How can you copy a snapshot, or remove a file from one?

February 2, 2024 Macs, Technology

PDF, Live Text and Spotlight: troubled relationships

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Searching the text content of PDF documents often doesn’t work well, sometimes not at all. And recovering what you can see is text can also fail miserably.

February 1, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect

Overnight, Apple released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan or so, bringing […]

January 31, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Skint 1.01 fixes SSV checks on Macs with multiple boot systems

If you run a Mac with more than one boot system, this update should enable it to check the SSV, although some Macs remain different.

January 31, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

The World According to Macintosh (in 1994)

An article published in The Mac 30 years ago to celebrate the Mac’s tenth birthday, with a glance back at the realities, and some predictions of the future in 2004.

January 30, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 240

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 240. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Before […]

January 29, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Skint will keep a quiet eye on your Mac’s key settings

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Checks 8 key settings and functions essential for your Mac’s security and well-being, from whether SIP is enabled to XProtect. Runs automatically every hour, or as a single-shot.

January 29, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Nelson’s blind eye, lost property and macOS

We excel at ignoring and forgetting. While Apple is very keen to get us to upgrade macOS, it’s less concerned that its security protection is up to date and running as expected. Here’s my answer: Skint.

January 28, 2024 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 240

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

January 27, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Preserving the evidence: what to do when something serious goes wrong

Safeguard your Mac, take screenshots, capture the logs in a logarchive or with sysdiagnose, make a written record, then repair and recovery.

January 27, 2024 Macs, Technology

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