Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5334. As usual it […]
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Two users confronted by a dialog to install command line developer tools so they can use git. Neither wanted to use git, but wondered which app could have triggered it. Despite its protestations, Claude knows only too well.
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 351. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Show for […]
SilentKnight relies on the system_profiler command for much of the key information it needs. But that output is localised to the primary language in use at the time. This continues to cause problems.
It’s an animal trait that learned skills fade when unused over time. This is a problem that needs to addressed by those handing skill-based tasks over to AI.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Show for […]
Do you still need Rosetta to translate Intel code so it runs on Apple silicon? With macOS 26.4, Rosetta warnings will start, telling that it won’t be available for much longer.
An important update for those expecting to update Apple silicon Macs to 26.4, as older versions may crash, and are expected to report firmware version errors.
How long should you expect your Mac’s log to retain entries? Evidence here suggests that anything beyond 5 days isn’t looking good, and expecting to retrieve those made more than 5 days ago is likely to fail.
When humans explain how to tackle a Mac problem, they usually prefer to use GUI apps when appropriate. AI much prefers you to enter commands into Terminal. This has consequences.
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