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Category Archive: Technology

Time Machine 13: Backups and versions

Time Machine seems to be the only backup system which also backs up the Versioning database on each volume. Is that useful though?

February 13, 2020 Macs, Technology

Time Machine in Catalina 10.15.3 has serious bugs

When making a first full backup of less than 2 GB takes 86 minutes, and you then can’t restore from it anyway.

February 12, 2020 Macs, Technology

Ulbow now helps you solve log problems in version 1.1b2

New beta-release can check your log file structure and send a simple test command to log, confirming that all is in working order.

February 11, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 33

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 33. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Dashboard […]

February 10, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

When you can’t run an app because its extension(s) won’t load

Many vital apps rely on installing kernel extensions, which may be tricky or seem impossible in Catalina. Here are some strategies to solve problems.

February 10, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: SSD it

The plan was simple: replace my 8 year-old Promise Pegasus RAID system with a shiny new SSD RAID system, for Time Machine backups. What could go wrong?

February 9, 2020 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 33

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. Because this is the […]

February 8, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Time Machine 12: Backups that never complete

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Here’s what happens when a Time Machine backup, normally the first, slows to the point where it’s just never going to finish.

February 8, 2020 Macs, Technology

Making your own logarchive from a backup

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Logs are normally backed up by Time Machine, but Apple provides no tool which can access those backed up logs. Here’s how to do it.

February 7, 2020 Macs, Technology

How long does your Mac keep its log for?

The more frequently your Mac writes entries to its log, the shorter will its log record be: anything from a couple of days to almost a month.

February 7, 2020 Macs, Technology

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