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Category Archive: Macs

Saturday Mac riddles 46

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re still allowed to do. 1: Reverse in […]

May 9, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

How to check the integrity of files in a Time Machine backup

How to check whether the files in a Time Machine backup are intact and uncorrupted. Only what do you do with the results?

May 9, 2020 Macs, Technology

The UK’s answer to Covid-19: Testing the iOS app

The UK rejected Apple and Google’s frameworks for contact tracing on phones. So what does the UK app do? You may be surprised at its primary purpose.

May 8, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

MacKeeper 4.3 is notarized

Remember MacKeeper? Would it surprise you to hear that it has now been notarized? Let me tell you a little about its notorious past.

May 7, 2020 Macs, Technology

Getting more out of metadata

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Five different classes of metadata, from file system attributes to embedded Info.plist files, explained and explored.

May 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

File Integrity 12 : Error correction for large files

Can you use error-correcting code to repair very large files, for example of around 20 GB or more?

May 5, 2020 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 45

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 45. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Finder […]

May 4, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

What happens when you double-click a document? Processes, problems and solutions

An explanation of the magic which takes place when you double-click a document, the things that can go wrong, and how to fix them.

May 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Too many apps

How many apps have you got? Can you remember what they all do? Do you fancy a utility to help you categorise them flexibly and intelligently?

May 3, 2020 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 45

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re still allowed to do. 1: Neither prospector […]

May 2, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

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