Apple’s several patents cast new light on how Spotlight indexes the metadata and contents of local files, and why mds and other processes need to reindex periodically.
Category Archive: Macs
macOS Sequoia 15.6 is likely to be the last scheduled general update before Sequoia enters its two years […]
Apple has just released the update to bring macOS Sequoia to version 15.6, and security updates for 14.7.7 […]
Now warns if you drop a folder or app onto its window. You can disable MD5 hashes for added speed, and it works a treat for testing whether two files are identical.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 318. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Fastest […]
Three different ways to link to files, and two for folders. Which should you use, and how well do they cope with changes in that volume?
Dire warnings of the consequences of Google’s answer engine resulting in over-exploitation of the web and its exhaustion. It’s time to stand up and declare what’s written by a human, not an AI.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Fastest insectivore […]
Early Macs normally had their clocks synced manually, until System 8.5 introduced support for NTP. That later switched to a proprietary service, timed, in macOS 10.13 High Sierra.
Paste in the MD5 or SHA-256 hash for a download, drop the file onto its window, and DropSum will tell you if they match and the download is good.
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