The Desktop and Finder illusions rely on files having a type and creator, and an icon association. These were kept in the Desktop Database, and are now the responsibility of Launch Services.
Category Archive: Macs
Running High Sierra? Do you keep your Photos Library on an external drive? Do you realise that backing it up using Time Machine is likely to be a waste of time?
Now offers three different ways of checking for updates, which should be compatible with El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra.
Two significant fixes for El Capitan, and one for all users, should bring this beta release closer to the final.
Should a tool like LockRattler show times in universal (UTC) format, or adjusted to the local time zone? There is no good answer, it seems.
Fixes a couple of issues when run in El Capitan, including the Check for security update button.
You want to read in a property list to structured data in Swift. The solution – in Swift 4 – is in a Coder, as explained here.
Now tells you of the latest installed updates, macOS and security updates, and lets you force and install any outstanding updates.
Release at last: the only complete check of your Mac’s built-in security systems. Free as ever. And the next version is coming very shortly too.
Do you support USB devices? Eltima’s new software could make them much easier to diagnose and maintain remotely.
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