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Category Archive: Macs

How big is Xcode?

The answer could be anything from 15 to 32 GB. Maybe the Finder’s just having a wild guess? Numbers courtesy of Big Sur and APFS.

November 24, 2020 Macs, Technology

Compress and decompress files using AppleArchive

A new feature in Big Sur, which provides ready access to fast, efficient compression and decompression. Here’s first look and test app.

November 24, 2020 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 74

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 74. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Like […]

November 23, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

How Big Sur checks Universal Apps

If you were to strip unwanted code from a Universal App, would it still pass Big Sur’s strict security checks?

November 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Backstage heroes

Singing the praises of third-party developers who gave up their summer to work on their products to ensure they let us upgrade to Big Sur.

November 22, 2020 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 74

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: Like lightened […]

November 21, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

How to move Apple Installers around via AirDrop

AirDrop is very convenient, but sets the quarantine flag, which can break Apple’s installer apps. Here’s how to remove those flags in a couple of minutes.

November 21, 2020 Macs, Technology

Upgrading to Big Sur 11.0.1: news from the surgery

If you haven’t upgraded to Big Sur yet but intend doing so early, be reassured: it’s one of the smoothest for years. Full details and a few tips to help.

November 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

Getting unnotarized apps out of quarantine

How Catalina and Big Sur handle the first run of apps which have their quarantine flag set. With details of log entries seen in both steps needed for approval.

November 19, 2020 Macs, Technology

macOS version numbering: I’m already eating my hat

I was wrong: the first proper update to Big Sur is version 11.1, and next year we should be grappling with macOS 12.

November 18, 2020 Macs, Technology

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