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Category Archive: Macs

Last Week on My Mac: The extent of APFS’s problems

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What happens next with Apple’s new file system is a strong indicator of its commitment to the Mac as a computer platform. Copy-on-write is the issue.

November 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

Woodpile does it with style, filters, and preferences

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Styles let you see the log fields you want, with colour; filters are instant search tools; those and custom processes now have a Preferences sheet.

November 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

Is High Sierra dual-bootable?

A post-mortem analysis on attempts to make my iMac dual-boot between Sierra and High Sierra. Can it be done in safety?

November 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

New and improved Consolation 3: rearranged window and more

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Changes made to preferences are now reflected immediately in all windows. Also ported to Swift 4.0 and built in Xcode 9.1.

November 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

Undead apps, and opting out of App Nap

Four versions of the same app to demonstrate different app states in Sierra and High Sierra, and how your apps can join the undead.

November 15, 2017 Macs, Technology

Woodpile can now browse all log entries, and enters beta phase

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Added to the bar chart are timestamps of the first and last log entries included, and there are other improvements too.

November 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

Beyond Scripting in Swift: Sharing and syncing data throughout an app

Maintaining a menu gathered across all the open documents could be tricky. Here’s a simple solution using UserDefaults and NotificationCenter.

November 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Brilliant but

The odd behaviour of some apps, which quit on their own, but hang around as zombies, and the long battle trying to make sense of logs.

November 12, 2017 Macs, Technology

Another step forward in browsing the log with Woodpile 0.8a1

Rising to the challenge of the unified log: how to work around lack of information, and a surfeit of information. More function and power.

November 11, 2017 Macs, Technology

Who’s in control of your Mac? Notifications

Are you getting over-notified? Who’s in charge – you the user, or macOS? Getting control of notifications, both local and remote.

November 10, 2017 Macs, Technology

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