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Category Archive: Macs

Some tweaks to make Podofyllin easier to use

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Now saves windows sizes and positions, and settings for display of thumbnails and raw PDF source.

March 19, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

macOS 10.14.4 update likely on 25 March, with new iMacs and more?

Ready to download updates to macOS, iOS, watchOS, Xcode, and some security updates, all at once? It looks like we’re going to be busy next week.

March 19, 2019 Macs, Technology

How LaunchServices builds the Open Recent menu, and outsmarts Aliases

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How can the Open Recent menu offer to open a document that no longer exists when the volume it was on is no longer mounted?

March 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Happy birthday APFS

iOS 10.3, released on 27 March 2017, thrust the new file system on a great many unsuspecting users. Apple chose a high risk strategy. Has it paid off?

March 17, 2019 Macs, Technology

Disk Utility can’t resize APFS disk images, but hdiutil can

Want to increase the size of a disk image in APFS? If you’re relying on Disk Utility to do it, you’re out of luck. But here’s how to do this at the command line instead.

March 16, 2019 Macs, Technology

Comments to all articles welcomed again

I have now returned this blog’s settings to normal again, which enables you to make comments to all […]

March 15, 2019 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Should you add a new APFS Container or Volume?

Adding volumes in APFS is quick and simple. But why would you ever want to add a container to a disk? An exploration of their differences, and when containers are useful.

March 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

Further improvements to Podofyllin’s Source window

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Restores XML metadata stored in text format, and now gives the option to view raw PDF source as well.

March 14, 2019 Macs, Technology

Screenshots aren’t simple any more

Mojave brings new flying thumbnails of screenshots and more options. But do they solve limitations in taking screenshots?

March 14, 2019 Macs, Technology

Temporary restrictions on posting comments

I’m afraid that once again this blog is receiving a torrent of hundreds of attempts to post comment […]

March 13, 2019 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

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