Using preference files comes with remarkably little effort when writing them in Swift and Xcode.
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You can now save almost all your control settings as defaults. New windows then open with those settings ready for you. A great improvement.
How to interpret the code numbers written into your Mac’s log to indicate the reason for shutting down, restarting, or going to sleep.
A deep dive into the log to examine what happens when waking from system sleep. And where you can read a cache of old internet connections…
JSON is a popular standard for data obtained from internet sources. How well is it supported by spreadsheets? And two major upgrades: Tinderbox 7 and Dash 4.
This bug disrupts Time Machine backups and all the dozens of activities which macOS manages. It may make Sierra unsuitable for use in servers.
How to import complete log extracts into Excel or Numbers, using R as a conversion platform. It’s a bit convoluted, but it works.
Apple has pushed out another update to the XProtect data for Sierra and El Capitan systems, early today. […]
Time should be universal, simple, and precise. Not in computers, though. Given enough clocks, it can behave oddly at times.
Sierra’s new logs have new uses, such as collecting and analysing test and use data – only if you can import log extracts into a suitable app.
The Eclectic Light Company 