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Category Archive: Technology

Setting up a new (or repurposed) Mac: 8 The problem of updating firmware

Setting up a new or repurposed Mac may involve updating its firmware – EFI, SMC, and T2 chip if necessary. You can’t do that using imaging, but must run an Apple system installer or updater.

February 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Mojave’s half-baked Quick Actions

Unsupported by developer documentation or Xcode, Quick Actions can only be seriously useful when reversible. Or are they just an embellishment to Finder?

February 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

Finder can’t total file sizes correctly: how hard links confuse

Hard links can’t be readily distinguished by macOS or the Finder, and can lead to strange anomalies, as they’re seen as additional files, not links.

February 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

What has changed in the Mojave 10.14.3 Supplemental Update?

macOS Mojave’s Supplemental Update for 10.14.3 is claimed to fix three security vulnerabilities: The widely-described Group FaceTime bug […]

February 8, 2019 Macs, Technology

Quick Actions 4: How they work

The built-in Quick Actions and those bundled in installed apps are managed by the daemon pkd, and PlugInKit. Not so Automator workflows, though.

February 8, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data – additional to Mojave Supplemental Update

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 162, […]

February 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

macOS Mojave 10.14.3 Supplemental Update fixes Group FaceTime bug (updated)

Apple has just released a Supplemental Update to macOS Mojave 10.14.3, which fixes the recently-reported vulnerability affecting Group […]

February 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

Quick Actions 3: The problem of Undo

The problem of Undo is a major consideration when building or using any Quick Action, Automator workflow, AppleScript, or other lightweight solution.

February 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

How big is that folder: what happened to APFS Fast Directory Sizing?

Tired of waiting minutes to see the size of a large and complex folder? Didn’t APFS fix that with Fast Directory Sizing? Maybe.

February 6, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave Finder bug: Copy progress icons frozen

Have you noticed odd circular icons against files which you have just copied, and they won’t go away? Maybe it’s this odd Finder bug.

February 6, 2019 Macs, Technology

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