Patrick Wardle, of Objective-See, has just reported what he believes to be new malware running on macOS, which […]
Category Archive: Macs
Have you been warned not to use extended attributes because they aren’t supported beyond macOS? But they are: here are details of file systems and Cloud services.
A hard to spot runtime error results if you try to embed the key < in a dictionary. But when converting plain text for embedding in XML, that's one character you need to substitute.
New batch file mode can add (e.g.) copyright metadata to hundreds or thousands of files. Handles unusual characters properly. Can also remove extended attributes.
What metadata you are likely to encounter, where it is stored, and how you can view and edit it. A grand tour of the Finder’s Get Info dialog.
Adobe has just released version 28.0.0.137 of its Flash Player. If you one of the dwindling few who […]
Adds keywords, author, copyright and other info to any file on your Mac. Runs in El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra.
Apple has just released the following security updates, to address CPU security vulnerabilities known as Spectre: macOS High […]
This new version should run OK on El Capitan, but has no functional changes apart from that.
If you use a WD My Cloud drive, you should check as a matter of urgency that its […]
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