2017 was never going to be easy, and Apple had a lot of accidents over its closing months. It delivered a lot of new products, and with them a lot of new problems.
Category Archive: Macs
Long-awaited, this new book tries to cover most of the ground that the advanced Mac user, developer, sysadmin, or support person needs to understand.
Offline reading is an important feature for many Safari users, particularly on iOS devices and laptop models. So why doesn’t it work?
The Finder manages its tags, so changing the label of any tag is immediately reflected in all items using that tag. But what are null tags, and why are they so common?
Details of where and how files and folders store their Finder Tag information. One of the few xattrs intended for the user.
Provides two views of your Mac’s update history: a simple text list, as before, and a structured version ideal for Macs with long histories.
If Apple manages the performance of iOS, does it do the same with macOS? What is there to stop that from being used against us?
A starter Xcode 9.2 project to form a base for quick, scripting-style apps. Free of all copyright, free to use. Runs on El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra.
A simple tool to list, in chronological order, all system and security updates. Runs on Sierra and High Sierra, and should be good on El Capitan too.
Now provides complete details of security updates, and simple tools to check for and install any pending updates.
The Eclectic Light Company 