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Category Archive: Macs

Last Week on My Mac: Still looking for help

When it was written, Apple’s documentation of its Help system was incomplete and misleading. It simply doesn’t work like that.

March 19, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

How reliable is About This Mac’s Storage tab?

In Sierra, does yours work properly, not work at all, or give you incorrect figures?

March 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

Improving HTML from Tinderbox to Make a Better Help Book

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Tuning HTML export to produce exactly the right files, and tweaking the appearance. But can it also address a search bug?

March 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

Using HTML from Tinderbox 7 to make a Help Book

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Did the HTML files exported from Tinderbox actually work as a Help Book, or do they need hand-tuning?

March 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

Exporting HTML from Tinderbox 7: Using CSS for a Help Book

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Customising HTML export templates to produce a website with stylesheets, which can then be turned into a Help Book – part 1.

March 15, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 3.3 update now available, adding help and tooltips

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This new version includes its docs as a Help Book, and adds Tooltips to explain the output and controls.

March 15, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

Useful filter terms for Sierra’s logs

An explicit listing of terms which are useful in filtering Sierra’s logs. This list is maintained.

March 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

Bundle, package, library, or folder?

There’s more to the Finder’s illusions than plain folders. Here’s an explanation of packages and bundles, and how to use and abuse them.

March 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

Adobe Flash Player update (updated)

Adobe has just released a major update to its Flash Player, taking it to version 25.0.0.127, which is […]

March 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

Help Help: 3 What the docs don’t tell you

Problems with Help are uncommon in Sierra, but when they occur can be mystifying. Here’s some of the can of worms.

March 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

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