Factoring the code better to separate reading and writing the underlying data, and converting that for display.
Category Archive: Macs
In an undocumented change, 10.12.4 prevents any access to reading Sierra’s log when in normal user mode – it requires admin mode.
Do you want to convert files using non-Unicode text to modern format? Or between the 144 different encodings supported by iconv? Here’s a tool to make that easy.
From 10.8 onwards, you will not see the classic grey display, but your Mac will spontaneously restart or shut down. Here are the details, and what to do next.
Progress with Rosettavert to convert text encoding, including popup menus with 144 entries. But stumbling still on an issue of string encoding.
A listing of the locations of all those apps and utilities which you can never seem to find when you want them. Also covers command tools.
Adobe has just released an update to bring its Flash Player to version 25.0.0.148, which is available from […]
Scripting a friendly front-end for the iconv tool to convert text between 144 different types of encoding. Also how to open as well as save documents.
How can you get the Unicode normalised form from within an app, or when you’re writing your own tools and scripts? unorml may be just the job.
Apple spills some of its beans to a select group of the press, and we start to explore the new features expected in macOS 10.13.
The Eclectic Light Company 