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Category Archive: Technology

OS X El Capitan is probably due an important security fix

A serious vulnerability was discovered in OpenSSL in the New Year. Although the conditions in which it is […]

January 28, 2016 Macs, Technology

Name that disk: what to call your storage

Being a hybrid, naming disks and volumes can get complex in OS X. This article demystifies them.

January 28, 2016 Macs, Technology

Taxing good sense: breaking old habits in forms

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Using Acrobat for filing your tax return is like sandpaper for cleaning your teeth.

January 27, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

The Story in Paintings: Using Storyspace for analysis

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Tools provided in Storyspace are ideal for analysing text and painted narratives, as well as developing them into hypertext.

January 26, 2016 General, Language, Macs, Painting, Technology

Don’t get cached out: the perils of cached data

Sometimes cached data are not as concealed or transient as we might wish. Don’t get cached out by them.

January 26, 2016 Language, Macs, Technology

Inside the OS X blacklist: XProtect

Perhaps not as effective as one of the better anti-virus apps, it is free and built into OS X.

January 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

Is your Mac a nightmare to update?

Some Macs seem to be struggling with El Capitan updates. Does yours?

January 24, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple updates XProtect anti-malware tool in El Capitan

On 21 January 2016, Apple pushed out a silent update to XProtect, its anti-malware protection software built into […]

January 23, 2016 Macs, Technology

Accept no substitute: get out in the real world

Those living in towns and cities used to flock out to the country at the weekend. Now it is the time for Minecraft and VR.

January 23, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

I wonder if you can help me: Q&A on Q&A

How to get free, personal advice and solve your Mac problems.

January 23, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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