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Category Archive: Macs

Blowhole command tool 3: new version should be compatible with High Sierra

Writes to the unified log in Sierra and now High Sierra too.

September 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

The Time Machine Mechanic 1.1b: new version should run on High Sierra too

Time Machine diagnostics now available for Sierra, and (in beta) for High Sierra.

September 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed another Gatekeeper update

Apple has today pushed another update to its Gatekeeper configuration data, bringing it to version 129. As usual, […]

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

Consolation 2 & 3, and RunConsolation: new versions should run on High Sierra

This free log browser for Sierra should now be fully compatible with High Sierra.

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

KeychainCheck 1.3: new version should run on Sierra, and High Sierra

Checks basic settings and function in your keychains. Now runs on El Capitan, Sierra, or High Sierra.

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 3.5: new version should run on Sierra, and High Sierra

Check security system updates and more – now on El Capitan, Sierra, or High Sierra.

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

News feeds for this blog: getting less eclectic

URLs for all the news feeds available for this site – and a model for all WordPress.com blogs.

September 19, 2017 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Self-starting Macs, startup chimes, and other secrets of NVRAM

How to control whether your 2016 MacBook Pro sounds a startup-chime or start up when you open its case, why you can’t unmute a 2017 iMac, and how High Sierra changes your NVRAM.

September 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

Beyond Scripting in Swift: When xattrs are not like files

NSDocument is based on the data stored in the data fork of a file. Could it be modified to work with xattrs instead? And dipping my toes into NSTableView.

September 18, 2017 Macs, Technology, xattr

High Sierra: Should you reformat your startup disk now?

More decisions about how to prepare to install the release version of High Sierra. Would it help to reformat your boot disk?

September 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

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