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Category Archive: Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 277

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Volatile anaesthetic […]

October 12, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of the Chooser and printer support

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From a desk accessory Choose Printer, to the Chooser, then Print Centre, Print & Fax, and Print & Scan, how printer support has changed.

October 12, 2024 Macs, Technology

How to keep up to date with SilentKnight without upgrading by mistake

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It’s easy to ensure that SilentKnight won’t inadvertently install an upgrade to Sequoia, but still updates the security data files you want. Here’s how.

October 11, 2024 Macs, Technology

A simple guide to how XProtect installs and updates in Sequoia

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You’ve just installed an update to XProtect in Sequoia, so why doesn’t it change the version number? How to fix this common problem.

October 10, 2024 Macs, Technology

Disk Images: Tools

Which are the best tools for the occasional user? For someone who creates disk images to distribute sofware? Or for hacking sparse bundles?

October 9, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

October 8, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

APFS incompatibilities and how to live with them

When do sparse files explode to full size, and how could you preserve them in transit? Can you copy clones or snapshots? How to preserve extended attributes?

October 8, 2024 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 276

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 276. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Armour, […]

October 7, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Disk Images: Introduction

Focussing on sparse bundles and UDIF read-write disk images, this explains their types, structure, how their size can change, and how fast they are in use.

October 7, 2024 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: the Finder is growing less consistent

The Finder uses a small grammar, which ensures its consistency. iCloud Drive is already an exception with evicted files, and pinning is highly inconsistent, and not designed for humans.

October 6, 2024 Macs, Technology

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