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Category Archive: Technology

High Sierra has changed Help, and broken HelpHelp

Somewhere between High Sierra 10.13 and 10.13.4, Apple has made major changes to the Help system. Unfortunately, these […]

April 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Diagnosing iCloud problems using brctl, sync budgets and throttles

How much help does macOS provide for the diagnosis of iCloud problems? What does iCloud ‘throttle’, and what are its ‘budgets’?

April 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Don’t lose versions: DeepTools preserve them wherever your docs go

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Simple tools to preserve versions in documents, whether copied to an external drive, NAS, cloud storage including iCloud and Dropbox, even sent by email.

April 11, 2018 Macs, Technology

Solving update problems with softwareupdate

If you choose to cancel or ignore an update, it can be difficult to get it back. For these and other problems, turn to softwareupdate for a solution.

April 10, 2018 Macs, Technology

Making macOS versions more usable

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Support for deep copying of documents, and a tool to preserve versions across iCloud Drive enable you to rely on versions in your work.

April 9, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The trouble with iCloud Drive

Many pro users are now turning to iCloud Drive to integrate them into their work. How well does it cope? Is it ready for such demanding use?

April 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

The Current Version: fixing macOS versioning

macOS versioning is sophisticated and valuable, but let down by flaws in implementation. Can we fix some of its problems?

April 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Pigment: Indigo the unreliable

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When it was first used as a pigment, this vegetable dye proved reliable and lightfast. Later technique, though, resulting in it fading. Why?

April 6, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Inside iCloud Drive: Optimize Storage, and its bugs

How does the ‘Optimize Storage’ feature work? Indeed, does it work? A look at its confusions and a couple of bugs.

April 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

Inside QuickLook previews with qlmanage

Problems with a document thumbnail or preview? Here’s a neat command tool which can help you diagnose and solve them.

April 5, 2018 Macs, Technology

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