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Category Archive: Macs

Resolve inode numbers to file paths in Mints 1.15

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Adds a new feature that will resolve an inode number, such as that given in an APFS error or warning, to give you the item name and path.

September 18, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Will Sonoma come as an upgrade or update?

On 26 September, when Apple releases Sonoma, be careful what you click on in Software Update or SilentKnight, or the result might be unexpected. Here’s why.

September 17, 2023 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 221

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

September 16, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

How the Mac didn’t bring programming to the people

HyperTalk, AppleScript, Prograph, Automator, Swift Playgrounds and Shortcuts – all wonderful tools in their day, but none has brought coding to the crowd.

September 16, 2023 Macs, Technology

Why cloning a System volume isn’t a good idea any more

We even used to use it to defrag free space on a disk: clone the volume to another disk, and clone it back again. Why is cloning becoming so hard now?

September 15, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has overnight released an update to XProtect Remediator security software (Catalina or later), bringing it to version […]

September 15, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Current limitations on macOS virtual machines running on Apple silicon Macs

Details of supported VMs, file sharing, serial numbers, networking, input devices, display, Recovery mode and more.

September 14, 2023 Macs, Technology

Should you upgrade to Sonoma in 2 weeks, or wait?

With the release of macOS 14 less than 2 weeks away, just what is it offering to make it worthwhile upgrading? Some personal thoughts.

September 13, 2023 Macs, Technology

Using a third-party password manager alongside keychains

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Do you want a Password Manager that can use a local, standalone vault, or share one using iCloud, Dropbox, or another cloud service of your choice?

September 12, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has released security updates to Big Sur and Monterey

Apple has just released security updates for Monterey, to bring it to version 12.6.9, and Big Sur, to […]

September 11, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

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