Rather than using cron or launchd, many background services in macOS are now run using Centralized Task Scheduling (CTS). This is how it works.
Category Archive: Technology
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 68. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Factory […]
Adds a new log view of background task scheduling and dispatch, greatly improves volume info, and fixes a rare crash.
On 2 October, public health authorities discovered figures had lost nearly 16,000 recent cases. Was this an error in file formats, using an old version of Excel, or what?
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: Factory closure, […]
Disk structure diagrammed for comparison, from the partition table, to HFS+ and APFS volumes, with further references.
Why use them, which to use, what to do with large updates, how to avoid downloading some updates, how they work, error messages, and where to find more info.
What you need to know about the APFS file system, its containers and volumes, so you can understand errors and how to repair them.
Public Health England’s own data now show that fresh cases of Covid-19 are doubling in England every 9 days – something obscured by its recent errors.
What you need to know about the HFS+ file system, so you can understand error reports and how to repair it using Disk Utility and other tools.
