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Category Archive: Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 319

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Successor to […]

August 2, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

A more detailed history of Spotlight

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Supported by some of the many patents awarded to Apple’s engineers, a year-by-year account of the development of Spotlight from 1994 to 2019.

August 2, 2025 Macs, Technology

It’s time to pick your next version of macOS

Coming next month should be macOS Tahoe, security updates for Sequoia and Sonoma, but we’ve probably seen the last of support for Ventura. Which macOS will your Mac be running?

August 1, 2025 Macs, Technology

What does RunningBoard do? 4 Assertions

How a close reading of the assertions acquired by RunningBoard can tell you a great deal about the life cycle of an app.

July 31, 2025 Macs, Technology

A deeper dive into Spotlight indexes

Apple’s several patents cast new light on how Spotlight indexes the metadata and contents of local files, and why mds and other processes need to reindex periodically.

July 30, 2025 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Sequoia 15.6?

macOS Sequoia 15.6 is likely to be the last scheduled general update before Sequoia enters its two years […]

July 29, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS 15.6 Sequoia update, and 14.7.7 & 13.7.7

Apple has just released the update to bring macOS Sequoia to version 15.6, and security updates for 14.7.7 […]

July 29, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Check if files are identical and more with DropSum 1.1

Now warns if you drop a folder or app onto its window. You can disable MD5 hashes for added speed, and it works a treat for testing whether two files are identical.

July 29, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 318

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 318. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Fastest […]

July 28, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Links and aliases: which are best?

Three different ways to link to files, and two for folders. Which should you use, and how well do they cope with changes in that volume?

July 28, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

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