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Category Archive: Macs

Why the spinning beachball?

Is there anything more irritating than that spinning coloured wheel, or beachball, which stops you from getting on with a task? This explains why, and what to do about it.

October 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper data

Apple has just pushed an update to Gatekeeper configuration data, which brings it to version 133. As is […]

October 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

Has anyone got the time? How High Sierra has changed time synchronisation

High Sierra has done away with the ntpd daemon for keeping your Mac’s clock in sync with a standard time server. This now works as in iOS, using the timed daemon.

October 27, 2017 Macs, Technology

Getting going with HEIF/HEIC and HEVC image and movie formats

The first tools to write HEIF still image and HEVC movies are now starting to arrive. Do they confirm their potential? Are they ready to use yet?

October 26, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

Browsing your log with Woodpile: Clarity and detail

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This new version incorporates zooming in time, and browsing log excerpts. It also fixes a crashing bug.

October 25, 2017 Macs, Technology

Diagnosing a macOS problem of a month ago

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How do you find the few crucial clues to explain a problem which happened hours, days, or weeks ago? Come find your needle using Woodpile.

October 24, 2017 Macs, Technology

Beyond Scripting with Swift: Bar charts and ToolTips

Drawing in a graphics view shouldn’t be as hard as it seems. And how making custom ToolTips is simple, when you know how.

October 23, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to its Malware Removal Tool MRT

Apple has very recently pushed an update to its Malware Removal Tool, MRT, configuration data which brings it […]

October 22, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: In search of the missing HEIF

Apart from APFS, the features in High Sierra which I was looking forward to most were support for better image and video compression. So where are they?

October 22, 2017 Macs, Technology

The Time Machine Mechanic, T2M2, version 1.2

Should fix a bug in which T2M2 reports an error message rather than completing an analysis of Time Machine backups.

October 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

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