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Category Archive: Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Notarization arrives in 10.14.5

Apple provides detailed information about how to stunt your Mac’s performance to mitigate against MDS, but doesn’t mention how notarization has become mandatory, and can block extensions and apps from running.

May 19, 2019 Macs, Technology

Finder icons and QuickLook: friends or enemies?

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Icons are a fundamental part of a graphical interface, and convey valuable information. Although QuickLook thumbnails can enhance, they can also conflict unless carefully thought out.

May 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

What is Gatekeeper, and where can I see it?

Look in Activity Monitor or the log, and you won’t find anything named Gatekeeper, is its a team of different systems, each of which can work on its own. Here’s the detail and a diagram.

May 17, 2019 Macs, Technology

Files that aren’t: how Safari puts weblocs on pause

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Safari 12.1.1 will write a folder of weblocs from its Bookmarks page, but forgets to close and release those files. Look at the problems which result.

May 16, 2019 Macs, Technology

Medium Well Done: 9 Ink and casein

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How Samuel Palmer used ink in paintings, and some fine work using the milk protein casein, by Gustav Klimt and others.

May 15, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Mojave 10.14.5: an incomplete summary

Only one previously reported bug appears to have been fixed in 10.14.5. Here’s a list of some of those which remain.

May 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

What has changed in the Mojave 10.14.5 update?

Over 6 GB of files installed, this brings many updates to bundled apps including Safari 12.1.1, changes to iTunes, and small changes to APFS too. Here are the details.

May 14, 2019 Macs, Technology

Should you leave your Mac running all the time?

What are the benefits to leaving your Mac running all the time? And the costs? Which should you choose to do?

May 14, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave 10.14.5 changes kernel extension security

Tucked away in the macOS Mojave 10.14.5 update is a significant change in the way that it handles […]

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 166, dated […]

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

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