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Category Archive: Macs

OS X Server 5.1.5 update

Apple has released OS X Server version 5.1.5 update, available from the App Store’s Updates tab. This update […]

May 17, 2016 Macs, Technology

OS X El Capitan version 10.11.5 update

Apple has now released OS X 10.11.5 update, which is available through the App Store’s updates as usual. […]

May 16, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Colour calibrated displays and ambient light

Should all displays use Apple’s True Tone automatic white balance adjustment?

May 16, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

El Capitan 10.11.4 freezes are not confined to certain MacBook Pros

Has your Mac been freezing occasionally since updating to OS X 10.11.4? You are not alone, it seems.

May 15, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Alternative methods of importing into Storyspace and Tinderbox

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Storyspace and Tinderbox can import a range of other formats, including CSV. This explains how to use that format.

May 14, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 update

Adobe has just released its Flash Player version 21.0.0.242. This includes several bug fixes, and addresses some critical […]

May 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Out of the mouths of politicians: how will the BBC do that, then?

I hope the changes proposed for the BBC are better thought-out than the claim made during their announcement.

May 13, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

From database to hypertext: exporting from FileMaker Pro to Storyspace

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Take a FileMaker Pro database, add a little AppleScript, and you can transfer your data into Storyspace or Tinderbox.

May 12, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

FileMaker Pro 15 and QuarkXPress 2016

FileMaker’s major new release is shipping, and QuarkXPress 2016 is due in a fortnight.

May 11, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

The 501 orphan problem: why you shouldn’t delete the primary admin user

To OS X’s Unix heart, you are not a name but a user ID. The first admin user account is 501, and something rather special.

May 11, 2016 Macs, Technology

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