I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 327. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Lost […]
Category Archive: Macs
Log entries are purged from storage according to elaborate rules explained here, for different types of log entry. How to extend time coverage in those logs, and how to get free statistics about them.
We’re running out of panaceas. Resetting NVRAM and SMC, repairing permissions, installing the Combo updater. or re-installing macOS, are vanishing fast. Is Recovery Assistant the new panacea?
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Lost rocket […]
Originally two separate services in Mac OS X Server, for Software Updates and later Content, it reached client versions of macOS in High Sierra in 2017.
An enhancement to Recovery intended to fix Macs that don’t start up correctly. Also available in Recovery mode.
What you can learn from browsing the log, and why it’s so important in diagnosis and troubleshooting, research into macOS, and measuring performance. With a worked example.
When can you expect to see the next updates to macOS Tahoe, and security updates for Sequoia and Sonoma? Here’s a tentative calendar, and how to spot them in advance.
Apple has just released its weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5316. As usual, it doesn’t […]
An introduction to the Unified log used on Macs and Apple’s devices. Its goals, how logs are stored and maintained, their content, privacy protection, and tools available to access them.
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