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Category Archive: Macs

Do you use files and folders on your Mac? Then Precize 1.9 should be invaluable

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A quick tour of this unique utility, and a recommended update for it which brings control over text size, auto-updates, and more.

August 24, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Revisionist 1.7 now changes selection with the arrow keys

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Using the Up and Down Arrow keys to select a version now works properly. Recommended for all users.

August 23, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

When you’ve got more USB-C devices than ports

Even with 4 ports on my Mac, I’m running out. What about putting a couple of my 1 TB SSDs into a single enclosure? Here’s a cost-effective answer.

August 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Working safely and effectively with preferences in Mojave

Preference files are involved in many Mac problems, and are often their solution. Using them now isn’t simple: here is some guidance.

August 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Revisionist 1.6 is now fully compatible with Catalina betas

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A minor fix for compatibility with Catalina betas, where it now reports the correct size of the version database.

August 21, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

It’s time to test your scripts against Catalina’s path changes

The new read-only system volume changes a lot of paths on which scripts and apps rely. Here’s some experience in fixing the problems that result.

August 21, 2019 Macs, Technology

Exploring and testing iCloud Drive using Cirrus 1.6

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Recommended for all users, as it fixes a bug which prevented the upload test from working. Essential too for anyone using Catalina beta with its changed paths and more.

August 20, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data with two version numbers again

Apple has pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 179, dated […]

August 19, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 8

The answers to last Saturday’s three riddles. How did you do this week?

August 19, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

How to tag documents with metadata that works in search

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Updates to two utilities to create and edit metadata in extended attributes, which work better with Spotlight search. Now compatible with Catalina.

August 19, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates, xattr

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