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Category Archive: Technology

log: a primer on predicates

How to use predicates to filter out log entries, and obtain more concise and useful log extracts.

October 17, 2016 Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Upgrade uptake

Shipping a major new release of an operating system is a shot in the dark. Is Sierra reaching its target?

October 16, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Apple updates security settings in Sierra and El Capitan

In the last couple of days, Apple has pushed out silent updates to the security settings used by […]

October 16, 2016 Macs, Technology

Running repairs: Sierra’s handy tools, from Disk Utility to Storage Management

Sierra sticks with the old favourites like Disk Utility, but still can’t repair permissions or keychains. A new app, Storage Management, has been added.

October 15, 2016 Macs, Technology

Writing LogLogger2 in AppleScript: dialog and advanced shell scripting

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Writing advanced dialog code and building a friendly front-end for a complicated command tool, in AppleScript.

October 14, 2016 Macs, Technology

LogLogger2: a basic tool to access Sierra’s logs

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Do you want to view your logs in Sierra? Here’s a free tool which does much more than anything else.

October 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Adobe updates Flash Player to 23.0.0.185

Adobe has just released Flash Player version 23.0.0.185, which is available from here. This fixes a couple of […]

October 12, 2016 Macs, Technology

Getting Office 2011 and old apps to work fully in Sierra

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A couple of simple tricks to help you use Word 2011 and other old apps with Sierra’s new features and iCloud Drive.

October 12, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

What to do when your Magic Trackpad 2 fails

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Although they’re normally very reliable, they do sometimes go wrong. Here’s how to get your trackpad working properly again.

October 11, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple burns your boats: the vanishing of OS X

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Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, and Sierra have been free, until the release of the next major version, when they become priceless for some users.

October 10, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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