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Category Archive: Macs

Sierra isn’t finished yet: APFS support is undone in 10.12.6

Has normalisation fixed problems with file and folder names in APFS, and how well does Sierra support it now?

July 24, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Withering automation

AppleScript, JavaScript, or something else? Which language and scripting system should you choose?

July 23, 2017 Macs, Technology

Teaching an old Finder new tricks: batch rename and Quick Look

Finder revision class: two valuable enhancements for working with batches of items, to rename them, and display previews.

July 22, 2017 Macs, Technology

Why doesn’t Mail size fonts correctly?

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One perhaps cosmetic bug gives insight into some bigger problems in Mail.

July 22, 2017 Macs, Technology

What to do when the App Store doesn’t work properly

What do you do when a macOS update downloads, but then doesn’t install? Should you trust the app?

July 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

What has been updated in Sierra 10.12.6?

There’s a lot more than just the security fixes – here’s a list of all the apps which have changed, and more.

July 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Sierra 10.12.6: an incomplete summary

Lists bugs in macOS itself, not those manifest in third-party software running on it. Please report and I’ll keep the list updated.

July 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

Adding ‘parallel’ text and a timeline to the Lady of Shalott, in Tinderbox and Storyspace

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Using composite notes and included text to pull together content from existing notes, and displaying chosen content in a timeline.

July 20, 2017 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

macOS Sierra 10.12.6 update is now available

Apple has just released the update to macOS Sierra 10.12.6, which is available from the App Store as […]

July 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

Scripting in Swift: Scriptarian, take 1.2.1

In some respects at least as good as any other Swift playground product, and its AppleScript support has improved considerably. But in other respects still falls short. In a class of one.

July 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

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