Because Spotlight and Core Spotlight are so different, you can’t tackle problems with corespotlightd using tools and techniques that work for Spotlight.
Category Archive: Macs
When listing files by name, should 20test.text come before or after 200test.text? Which order is the more ‘natural’? How this quickly becomes complex.
How to optimise your Mac’s cooling using conduction, convection and radiation. Use physical principles to cope with extreme summer temperatures, and how you can work more comfortably as well.
To check XProtect Remediator scans, you really need log records lasting at least 24 hours. What can you do if your Mac’s only run for 6-8 hours? Here’s how to use Logistician to help, and how you can cheat.
Fixes to occasional but persistent crashing bugs with no workaround. Recommended for all users.
Before the T2, EFI firmware in Intel Macs was complicated. Then simplicity arrived: all Macs running the current version of a supported version of macOS had the same firmware. Not any more they don’t.
Apple has just released the update to bring macOS Tahoe to version 26.5.2. Although there are currently no […]
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 366. Here are my solutions to them. 1: First unknown […]
A close examination of CPU %, GPU % and Energy Impact measurements in Activity Monitor, compared with reference values, demonstrates their current shortcomings.
The phrase repeated throughout WWDC was ‘semantic search’. How does fit in with Spotlight, and how could it benefit those who aren’t so enthused by advanced AI?
The Eclectic Light Company 