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Category Archive: Technology

macOS Tahoe brings a new disk image format

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.

June 12, 2025 Macs, Technology

LogUI build 65 introduces a Logarchive Tool

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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.

June 11, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Virtualising macOS 26 Tahoe

How to install a macOS 26 Tahoe virtual machine in macOS 15 Sequoia, with links to the software you’ll need.

June 11, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

June 10, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

macOS 26 Tahoe is coming

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.

June 10, 2025 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 311

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 311. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Shines […]

June 9, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

LogUI build 60 reads iOS, iPadOS, macOS and other logarchives

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LogUI can now read and browse saved logarchive packages, including those from other Macs, and iOS and iPadOS devices.

June 9, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: The Swiss Army knife of search

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.

June 8, 2025 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 311

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

June 7, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of local search

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From AppleSearch and Find File in 1994, demand for search has grown with rising storage capacity. Sherlock was released in 1998, then replaced by Spotlight in 2005. Twenty years later it’s still going strong.

June 7, 2025 Macs, Technology

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