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Category Archive: Macs

32-bitCheck: version 1.0 released with improved interface and Help book

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First full release: the only tool to check thoroughly for 32-bit apps and code bundles in whichever folders you want.

April 19, 2018 Macs, Technology

How to browse the log on an iOS device

If you’re familiar with the macOS log and have problems with an iOS device, you can easily access its log to help in diagnosis.

April 18, 2018 Macs, Technology

Is Apple about to drop QuickTime, DVD and iWork support, and Compressor?

Apple has started the process of naming and shaming those apps which still don’t run in 64-bit mode, […]

April 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

How High Sierra has changed Help

macOS 10.13.4 brought a major overhaul to the Help system, which greatly improves performance and usability. Here are some of its secrets.

April 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

Telling which apps are 32-bit: 32-bitCheck does it better

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Checking for 32-bit apps in System Information is not the best way: here’s a free tool to make it easier and more comprehensive.

April 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Apple’s calendar

A close call for Apple this week, as it only just met its own deadline to deliver a 64-bit update to Compressor. For High Sierra only, though. Where does this leave us?

April 15, 2018 Macs, Technology

Comparing files: FileMerge, opendiff, and BBEdit

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How would you compare two text files to see what differences are between them? It’s still a common task, for which FileMerge and BBEdit can be excellent solutions.

April 14, 2018 Macs, Technology

How a New MacBook Pro borked an older iMac’s Bluetooth

Once a new MacBook Pro was updated to 10.13.4, it started to hammer Continuity connections to the iMac (10.12.6), which has AirPort turned off. This blew Bluetooth apart. Log extracts and more info.

April 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

A Swift 4 ‘droplet’ scripting prototype, Dropsy

Want a script app that takes dropped files/folders, does something to them, and saves them? Here’s a simple prototype project which does exactly that. Free to use.

April 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

High Sierra has changed Help, and broken HelpHelp

Somewhere between High Sierra 10.13 and 10.13.4, Apple has made major changes to the Help system. Unfortunately, these […]

April 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

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