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Category Archive: Macs

Consolation version 2: multiple windows on your log

The first beta of the free log browser is now available. It lets you open multiple windows on your logs.

February 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

Consolation: a log browser for Sierra, version 1.0

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First full release, with several significant enhancements, and full documentation. Free as always.

February 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

Diagnosing and treating Time Machine problems in Terminal

Two major tools are available to help you deal with problems. Here’s how to use them to best effect.

February 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

Parallel hypertext: Storyspace metamorphosed 2

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Putting the entire content of Book 1 into a Storyspace/Tinderbox document, to view the Latin and English in parallel.

February 15, 2017 General, Language, Macs, Painting, Technology

Adobe updates Flash Player

Adobe has updated its Flash Player to version 24.0.0.221, available from here. Although there are unspecified bug fixes, […]

February 15, 2017 Macs, Technology

Why have my Time Machine backups stopped or become irregular?

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Is Time Machine becoming erratic? A simple diagnostic process can establish what the problem is, and how to deal with it.

February 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

How Time Machine backups are launched in Sierra

macOS Sierra doesn’t run periodic backups using a simple mechanism. Here’s the story in full detail.

February 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

Blowhole advanced: writing a command tool in Swift 3, and more

Here’s a tool which lets AppleScript and anything else which can run a shell command make an entry in Sierra’s logs.

February 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

Bugs in the logs: Sierra’s new logging system is a game of chance

Here are two log excerpts which should be identical, but only one out of all the entries is actually the same. What is wrong?

February 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Stories of gods and Grand Central Dispatch

Working out why Time Machine backups go wrong isn’t necessarily that different from unravelling classical mythology. In some ways.

February 12, 2017 Macs, Technology

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