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Category Archive: Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

August 19, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

What happens to images when you disable Live Text?

You can disable Live Text in Language & Region settings, but what exactly does that do? Does it also block Visual Look Up, or connection to Apple?

August 19, 2025 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 321

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 321. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Where […]

August 18, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

SpotTest 1.0 will help you diagnose Spotlight problems

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New app tests Spotlight indexing and search of local files across 15 test files and two search methods. This should provide valuable clues for diagnosis.

August 18, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Drought and neural engines

We’re in the midst of a drought in the UK. We’ve all been recommended to delete old emails and photos to economise of water use. Is that wise?

August 17, 2025 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 321

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

August 16, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of XML and property lists

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From GML in 1969 came SGML, then in 1998 XML 1.0 was released. This was used to set out property lists in Mac OS X, and more recently have been stored in binary format.

August 16, 2025 Macs, Technology

How XProtect’s detection rules have changed 2019-25

Over the last 6 years, XProtect’s Yara rules for detection of malware have increased by a factor of 4, and they now take over 22 times as much space. Here are the numbers and charts.

August 15, 2025 Macs, Technology

Inside PDF annotations

Annotations are complicated. If you’re not careful, hidden annotations can be left in documents and cause embarrassment. And how to recover a PDF that Preview has mutilated.

August 14, 2025 Macs, Technology

How to search Spotlight for Live Text and objects in images

How to find images containing objects recognised by Visual Look Up, and text by Live Text, using Spotlight, mdfind and in an app.

August 13, 2025 Macs, Technology

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