Four eras: rebuilding the Desktop, repairing permissions, resetting Home permissions, and most recently cursing privacy protection. A cynical history?
Category Archive: Technology
Apple’s developer websites refer to macOS Tahoe as 16.0. Does that mean it’s not really 26 at all? How to check the version number so you get the answer you want.
ASIF disk images are new in Tahoe, and promise to be space efficient, as they’re sparse files, and almost as fast as the disk they’re stored on. Ideal for VMs and general use.
If you only have access to the log files of a Mac or device and can’t create a logarchive of them, this new build offers a solution, plus detailed info about a logarchive to help you browse its contents.
How to install a macOS 26 Tahoe virtual machine in macOS 15 Sequoia, with links to the software you’ll need.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
Liquid Glass, a major update to Spotlight, 3rd party access to AI features, and faster launch of notarized apps at last. And it still runs on 4 Intel models from 2019 and 2020.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 311. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Shines […]
LogUI can now read and browse saved logarchive packages, including those from other Macs, and iOS and iPadOS devices.
The most popular interface to Spotlight, through the menu bar, dates back 27 years to Sherlock, when mixing web and local search seemed a good idea. A great deal has changed since, but not Spotlight.
The Eclectic Light Company 