A single character text can result in a PDF file with 160 lines. Mojave still generates PDF according to the 1999 standard. And why extracted text is all over the place.
Category Archive: Macs
I’ve been using PDFs for over 25 years, and have finally abandoned using Adobe’s software. Here’s a little history, and the first version of a new free PDF browser.
Setting up a new or repurposed Mac may involve updating its firmware – EFI, SMC, and T2 chip if necessary. You can’t do that using imaging, but must run an Apple system installer or updater.
Unsupported by developer documentation or Xcode, Quick Actions can only be seriously useful when reversible. Or are they just an embellishment to Finder?
Hard links can’t be readily distinguished by macOS or the Finder, and can lead to strange anomalies, as they’re seen as additional files, not links.
macOS Mojave’s Supplemental Update for 10.14.3 is claimed to fix three security vulnerabilities: The widely-described Group FaceTime bug […]
The built-in Quick Actions and those bundled in installed apps are managed by the daemon pkd, and PlugInKit. Not so Automator workflows, though.
Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 162, […]
Apple has just released a Supplemental Update to macOS Mojave 10.14.3, which fixes the recently-reported vulnerability affecting Group […]
The problem of Undo is a major consideration when building or using any Quick Action, Automator workflow, AppleScript, or other lightweight solution.
The Eclectic Light Company 