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Category Archive: Macs

Mojave’s Legacy Software isn’t wrong, it’s just a bit slow

Have you given up with the Legacy Software section in System Information? It’s getting more useful, and probably an escalating nudge on the part of Apple. Here’s why.

January 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Mojave 10.14.3: an incomplete summary

Three bugs may have been fixed in 10.14.3: About This Mac’s Storage bar (at last), App Store glitches showing apps need to be redownloaded, and some black on grey text.

January 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave bug: Software Update progress is confusing

When installing the 10.14.3 update, Software Update’s progress bar mislead, and the process became confusing.

January 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave bug: QuickLook thumbnails are too high

Together with the Quick Actions bar, they force you to scroll to view an item’s metadata, even on large displays.

January 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

What has changed in the Mojave 10.14.3 update?

The pace of change and fixing of bugs has slowed, with the smallest increment in APFS version since it was first released in Sierra. Here are the details.

January 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data – additional to system updates

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 160, […]

January 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave 10.14.3 and Security Updates for High Sierra and Sierra released

Apple has released macOS Mojave version 10.14.3, together with Security Update 2018-001 for High Sierra and Sierra. The […]

January 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Missing types of files: the bug in UTIs

An old bug in UTIs can cause problems for apps, and may even crash them. The issue is that macOS can’t always tell what type of object certain ‘files’ are.

January 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Refreshing Aliases isn’t so simple: a cautionary tale with Alifix

So resolving an Alias doesn’t always update data in the Alias file, even though it returns the correct path when possible. This is becoming a mess.

January 21, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Breaking the link

Links – hard links, symlinks, and Finder Aliases – are the most complex and confusing of simple concepts in computing. Do they get any better after research?

January 20, 2019 Macs, Technology

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