Introduction to property lists, used in many places as well as the mainstay of preference files. How to change them safely without risk of conflicts.
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How can you browse a logarchive sent from an iPhone, iPad, or someone else’s Mac? With Ulbow it’s really simple – and it can create logarchives too.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 214. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Peal […]
For Finder aliases, writing entries in the log, checking file integrity, comparing extended attributes, normalising text to Unicode Forms, and running the same checks as SilentKnight.
If you’ve updated to macOS 13.5, take a look at Location Services, in Privacy & Security settings. Do you notice anything missing?
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Peal and fastening […]
Where would you set the default call handler for macOS? And where in System Settings do you set the default web browser?
Why changing a property list in Preferences may not change that setting, and how you may not be able to throw the file away.
Still very useful procedures for Intel Macs, resetting the SMC within a T2 chip is more complex. Used wisely they can resuscitate a failing Mac.
Is your Mac likely to receive firmware updates in future? How can you check whether its firmware is up to date? What happens in Sonoma?
The Eclectic Light Company 