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Category Archive: Macs

LogUI build 60 reads iOS, iPadOS, macOS and other logarchives

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LogUI can now read and browse saved logarchive packages, including those from other Macs, and iOS and iPadOS devices.

June 9, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: The Swiss Army knife of search

The most popular interface to Spotlight, through the menu bar, dates back 27 years to Sherlock, when mixing web and local search seemed a good idea. A great deal has changed since, but not Spotlight.

June 8, 2025 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 311

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

June 7, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of local search

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From AppleSearch and Find File in 1994, demand for search has grown with rising storage capacity. Sherlock was released in 1998, then replaced by Spotlight in 2005. Twenty years later it’s still going strong.

June 7, 2025 Macs, Technology

How to search successfully in Spotlight: Query languages

Entering search queries directly into a Spotlight search box, using the raw query attribute in the Find window’s search bar, and using mdfind. Which is best?

June 6, 2025 Macs, Technology

LogUI build 58 reads and writes JSON, and more

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You can now save log extracts to JSON files, which LogUI can read in as a log extract. Also a new Reduce tool to filter unwanted log entries.

June 5, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

June 4, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Prepare your Mac for safe disposal

You’ve set up your new Mac, and now need to prepare the old one for disposal, maybe to a friend, relative or someone buying it, or to go for recycling. What to do next,

June 4, 2025 Macs, Technology

How to search successfully in Spotlight: Saved Search

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How to create and use a Saved Search or Smart Folder, which isn’t a folder at all, how you can change its search, and how it works.

June 3, 2025 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 310

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 310. Here are my solutions to them. 1: London […]

June 2, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

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