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Category Archive: Macs

A brief history of scripting the Mac

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Includes HyperTalk, UserTalk, AppleScript, Prograph, shell scripts, Automator, Swift Playgrounds and Shortcuts, from 1987 to the present.

February 22, 2025 Macs, Technology

How external bootable disks work with Apple silicon Macs

Working with external bootable disks: how to create and add them, ownership and LocalPolicy, how that can be changed, and what happens with errors and failure.

February 21, 2025 Macs, Technology

Permissions, privacy and security: who’s in control?

Permissions, ACLs, TCC’s privacy controls, SIP and app sandboxes. What they are, and how you can control them to access and maintain your files.

February 20, 2025 Macs, Technology

How to deal with a kernel panic

Your Mac unexpectedly restarts, and a little after logging in you see a Panic Alert. Before sending that to Apple, save a copy and follow this guidance, including how to read a panic log.

February 19, 2025 Macs, Technology

Getting more from Recovery on Apple silicon Macs

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Going deeper into Recovery mode, by setting the correct keyboard, sharing the Data volume with another Mac, using full features in Disk Utility and Safari, and avoiding repairing Home permissions.

February 18, 2025 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 295

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 295. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Visible […]

February 17, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

What can’t you do on Apple silicon Macs, and what should you avoid?

Running older macOS, support for Intel apps and kernel extensions, booting from an external drive, Boot Camp and Windows support, cloning, and startup key combinations.

February 17, 2025 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: What did 15.3.1 fix?

Important security fixes, but no published CVE entries, according to Apple. But digging deeper was also unhelpful. Could it be GoFetch, or SLAP and FLOP?

February 16, 2025 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 295

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Visible vapour […]

February 15, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of bundles

From the resource forks of Classic apps, to versioned and new-style bundles in 2001, document packages, then the incorporation of signatures and notarization tickets.

February 15, 2025 Macs, Technology

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