Only six files out of tens of thousands searched. They’re supposed to be compressed, but aren’t. And nothing has been near them that might have done that. So why and how did this happen?
Category Archive: Macs
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Half the […]
How different parts of a Mac acquired their own memory, such as VRAM, and why Apple silicon chips have unified that, and the limitations that brings.
Is there a memory leak in that app? How to tell, and what you can do about it. Also notes about rare leaks in kernel zone memory, which can cause kernel panics.
Adds reporting to both text and JSON files, runs from standard user accounts, and fixes several other issues. For Apple silicon Macs only, macOS 15.6 and later.
Have you got any encrypted HFS+ disks you still back up to, or tucked away in storage? Now is the time to plan what to do with them. Here is a guide with practical suggestions.
Completely rewritten using SwiftUI, this now excludes macOS updates from those it downloads and installs, and caters better for Apple silicon Macs running Sequoia and later. Please give it a try and comment.
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 364. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Border lake […]
A new drag-and-drop app to change quarantine extended attributes on documents, so enabling you to double-click them to open when they won’t otherwise.
Double-clicking a document to open it in its editor is quintessentially Mac, yet for the last nearly 7 years it could result in a bizarre dialog and refusal. Does any of this make sense?
The Eclectic Light Company 