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Category Archive: Macs

Browse your Mac’s system and security update history with SystHist

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.

December 22, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.1 for El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra is now finally released

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Now provides complete details of security updates, and simple tools to check for and install any pending updates.

December 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

Finder Info: how Sierra and High Sierra remember Classic Mac OS

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.

December 20, 2017 Macs, Technology, xattr

Why are there problems backing up Photos Libraries?

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?

December 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

Are we there yet? LockRattler 4.1b4 is the first final candidate

Now offers three different ways of checking for updates, which should be compatible with El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra.

December 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.1b3: even better for El Capitan?

Two significant fixes for El Capitan, and one for all users, should bring this beta release closer to the final.

December 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Time out of joint

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.

December 17, 2017 General, Life, Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.1b2 should play better with El Capitan

Fixes a couple of issues when run in El Capitan, including the Check for security update button.

December 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

Beyond Scripting in Swift: Decoding a property list

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.

December 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.1b1 tells you more, and can install updates for you

Now tells you of the latest installed updates, macOS and security updates, and lets you force and install any outstanding updates.

December 15, 2017 Macs, Technology

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