Using wrappers to call C functions which give direct access to xattrs, handling throws, and converting arbitrary Data to Strings.
Category Archive: Macs
A free tool to force full Gatekeeper checks without having to download an app, inspect, add, and remove xattrs from files and folders.
SSD or hard disk? Western Digital, HGST or Seagate? Multiple smaller capacities, or one big disk?
Remote and rural areas have been losing their people to cities for many centuries. Does bringing good internet access change this?
Apple has today pushed a further silent update to Gatekeeper’s configuration data, bringing it to version 126. Although […]
Patchy mobile signal coverage is a sure way to flatten your iPhone or iPad battery very quickly. There must be a better solution than Airplane mode.
Over the last few days, Apple has pushed silent updates to Gatekeeper’s configuration data, bringing it to version […]
Many problems result from settings within your user account, or in your Home folder. Creating a new user helps you work out where the problem lies, and can work around the problem itself.
Just when you thought it was safe to update, everything goes terribly wrong. Before you lob your Mac out of the window, try these.
Safe mode, or Recovery? Which type of Recovery? How to engage all those useful modes at startup, and when shutting down.
The Eclectic Light Company 