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Category Archive: Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 37

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Picture me under […]

March 7, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Working around the Finder column width bug

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Over six years old and still going strong, here’s a workaround which makes this infuriating bug all but vanish.

March 7, 2020 Macs, Technology

18 months on and Dark Mode still doesn’t work properly

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Obvious problems include QuickLook thumbnails and previews which display white text on a white background.

March 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

Apple has pushed two updates today, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

March 5, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Should Mac users worry about ransomware?

What are the risks of ransomware on the Mac at the moment? What protection is there from it?

March 5, 2020 Macs, Technology

Free log browser Ulbow version 1.1 is now released

Full release version includes corrections to its Chart view. With 33 page 7,500 word Help book and much more.

March 5, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

How macOS 10.14 and later overrides write permission on some files

Additional to the protected folders listed in the Privacy pane, macOS has a secret list of files which are also read-only. Apple hasn’t documented these.

March 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Is there a bug in macOS 10.14 and later, testing whether files are writable?

When a file’s permissions are set to allow the user to write to it, but an app testing whether the file is writable is told that it isn’t.

March 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Learn (almost) everything about an app with lsappinfo

How to get all sorts of useful information about a running app or process from LaunchServices: and introduction to using lsappinfo.

March 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

A Guide to Catalina’s Privacy Protection: 5 Location

Unique because Location Services isn’t managed by TCC, but by its own locationd service, and is invariably shared in iCloud.

March 3, 2020 Macs, Technology

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