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Category Archive: Macs

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

Setting up a new Mac: migrate or scratchbuild?

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Maybe when I replace this iMac, I should build my next startup drive from scratch.

May 10, 2016 Language, Macs, Technology

Some App Store apps don’t migrate properly

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The OS X Server and Xcode apps had apparently migrated, and ran normally. But the App Store didn’t think that they were installed. A bug?

May 9, 2016 Macs, Technology

How to restore your iTunes Music library after Apple Music

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When you unsubscribe to Apple Music, does it really trash your tracks, or just leave them in a mess?

May 8, 2016 Macs, Technology

How to uninstall complex software

Using Installer to see what was installed, and manually removing the different components.

May 7, 2016 Macs, Technology

Why we should worry about the BBC and bitcoin

I cannot take bitcoins seriously, but knowing whose news to trust is an important matter.

May 6, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Storyspace 3.1: a world of difference

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Before you would spend a lot of time twiddling and tweaking timelines, windows, and more. These are all fixed in this update.

May 5, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Updating the firmware of a Promise Pegasus R4 RAID

Keeping it up to date is important, but there is a slight twist (as ever).

May 4, 2016 Macs, Technology

Silent night: El Capitan’s security settings files

Details of the undocumented settings files which Apple may update silently, but control your Mac’s security and other features.

May 4, 2016 Macs, Technology

SIP and rootless: protecting more than just system files

SIP protects your Mac from rogue KEXTs too, and prevents tools from attaching to protected processes.

May 3, 2016 Macs, Technology

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