Why would anyone tell the user that an app had quit, but actually leave it hanging around, near-useless, in memory?
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Put TextEdit or Preview into the background when they haven’t got an open window, and they quit automatically, don’t they? Actually they don’t, they just become zombies.
Each year, the last major version of macOS is abandoned, incomplete and still full of bugs. Apple needs to reconsider, and complete the cycle by bringing them to marketable quality before moving on.
When Sierra’s automatic backups stop or become irregular, other functions fail too. Here are some important and more obvious ones. Is this fixed in High Sierra, and does it affect iPhones too?
Effectively a Combo updater with the Supplemental Update, many apps are updated in a total payload of around 4.5 GB. And there’s the new emoji too.
Does APFS support its major new features – clones, snapshots, etc – yet, and how can you use them?
A new tool for performing full analysis of metadata for an APFS volume is now available – on an early bird offer.
Using Lookup, Ping, and Traceroute to work out why you can’t connect to a website. Is your ISP blocking it, perhaps?
Apple has just released macOS High Sierra version 10.13.1, together with security updates for Sierra and High Sierra. […]
Vulnerable JavaScript let an intruder infect two apps with malware from a commercial kit. Here’s the full story, now that Eltima’s servers are safe once again.
The Eclectic Light Company 