Time is central information for many functions on your Mac. This article explains the Network Time Protocol, and how it keeps time in OS X.
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Drive Pulse has shown a warning that one of my preference files ‘may be corrupt’, and advises that I put it in the Trash. Is that wise, and why is it corrupt?
Oracle has released a new build of Java, designated 8u40, which contains important and strongly recommended security updates. […]
Most common problems are failure to collect or send, but this gives you clues to solving many other problems such as stuck messages.
DRM systems, which protect the rights of vendors and copyright holders, are well known for unreasonably limiting the […]
If the answer to that question is yes, then you need to read this now. As from 31 […]
Electronic mail remains one of the fundamental network services. Here I explain POP, IMAP, and SMTP basics.
Security, like terror and debt, is a concept that can generate nightmares, or deep indifference, depending on your level of paranoia and anxiety.
The real world performance of S.M.A.R.T. to warn of imminent drive failure is not as impressive as its claims, but here is how to get better use from it.
There are strange stories, wild and fairly uninformed rumour I suspect, about the Apple Watch. When it ships […]
The Eclectic Light Company 