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Category Archive: Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 93

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: Which modifier […]

April 3, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Big Sur can prevent Ulbow, Mints and T2M2 from browsing its log

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Big Sur has recently introduced a bug which can change the format of log datestamps, which can break Ulbow, Mints and T2M2. Here’s how to fix it.

April 3, 2021 Macs, Technology

How can you tell whether a file has been ‘cloned’ in APFS?

APFS can ‘clone’ files when copying or duplicating them within the same volume. But how can you tell whether any given file is a clone?

April 2, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

April 1, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Time Machine to APFS: Changing disks

It’s common to want or have to change either the source or destination disk for backups. How well does Time Machine to APFS cope with that?

April 1, 2021 Macs, Technology

Troubleshooting macOS: Observation and the log

Diagnosing a problem on a Mac requires careful observation. In the case of kernel panics, this includes the Panic Log. Otherwise, invaluable information is in the log. If you don’t check the log, your conclusions are likely to be wrong.

March 31, 2021 Macs, Technology

How your Mac changed its clocks to Summer Time

It’s surprising that macOS can be slower to fully register the annual ‘spring forward’ change than you are walking round manually changing your clocks.

March 30, 2021 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 92

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 92. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Pass […]

March 29, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Sparse files are common in APFS

If there’s one thing we’re learning about APFS, it’s that file sizes are flexible. That means that free […]

March 29, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: macOS at 20, APFS at 4

Mac OS X has come a long way in the last 20 years, and APFS has just had its 4th birthday. But has this brought the changes we expected?

March 28, 2021 Macs, Technology

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