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Category Archive: Technology

Audiobooks in the Books app

Can you add your own audiobooks to the Books app? It seems a simple question, but the answer is elusive and guarded.

May 13, 2020 Macs, Technology

Smartphone contact tracing without Apple or Google

Can a smartphone contact tracing app work without using the support in Apple and Google’s forthcoming frameworks? Are there advantages?

May 12, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Cut-Copy-Paste: Inside the Pasteboard/Clipboard

How these fundamental features work in macOS, using the pboard daemon and UTIs. With full log transcripts too.

May 12, 2020 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 46

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 46. Here are my solutions to them. 1: backup […]

May 11, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Can you trace contacts with a smartphone?

Many governments are putting their faith in smartphone apps to control Covid-19 infection. But does it work, or is it doomed?

May 11, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Night terrors

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In the clear light of morning, when we’ve literally got out a bit more, we’ll surely realise how distorted our cognition has become.

May 10, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 46

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re still allowed to do. 1: Reverse in […]

May 9, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

How to check the integrity of files in a Time Machine backup

How to check whether the files in a Time Machine backup are intact and uncorrupted. Only what do you do with the results?

May 9, 2020 Macs, Technology

The UK’s answer to Covid-19: Testing the iOS app

The UK rejected Apple and Google’s frameworks for contact tracing on phones. So what does the UK app do? You may be surprised at its primary purpose.

May 8, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

MacKeeper 4.3 is notarized

Remember MacKeeper? Would it surprise you to hear that it has now been notarized? Let me tell you a little about its notorious past.

May 7, 2020 Macs, Technology

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