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Category Archive: Technology

Gaining control over your Mac’s log

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Does your Mac’s log go back far enough to be useful, or is it full of junk? Here’s how to control what takes up space, and a new version of Mints to help.

December 22, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Rolling logs and anti-malware scans

Checking your Mac’s log assumes that the records are still there. What happens when they only last 24 hours, and you’re looking for anti-malware scans run once a day?

December 21, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Text file formats

What’s the difference between plain text, marked-up plain text, and rich text? How can I tell them apart, and how do they work?

December 20, 2022 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 182

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 182. Here are my solutions to them. 1: This […]

December 19, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

All you need to know about Safe mode

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Invaluable tool for identifying and locating some problems, for troublesome updates, clearing caches and more.

December 19, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Bypassing Gatekeeper

It’s well over 4 years since Apple introduced notarization, but many executables still aren’t properly signed, and require the user to bypass Gatekeeper.

December 18, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 182

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: This cat with […]

December 17, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Panaceas: which general fixes still work well?

Is reinstalling macOS still a useful solution to problems? What about installing macOS updates, or resetting the NVRAM and SMC?

December 17, 2022 Macs, Technology

Why won’t Ventura let me install that?

Download some vital free software, mount its disk image, run the Installer package there – but why does Ventura refuse to install it, and what you do?

December 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

Building and using a macOS 13.1 VM on Apple silicon

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Step-by-step guide to installing, configuring and using a Ventura 13.1 virtual machine on an Apple silicon Mac.

December 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

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