How to reduce a 5 second log extract with 3,576 entries to just the 498 you’re most interested in, using Notes and Search features in LogUI, and what they tell us about how macOS 26.5.2 launches a known app.
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Adds notes to log entries, which can be coupled with its search feature to assemble collations of entries of interest, as well as adding info on activities and events.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Focussed lamp […]
Without the correct filename extension, macOS appears unable to associate files with apps, preview then using QuickLook, or index them for Spotlight. But there’s more to determining file types than extensions, there’s also a little magic involved.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5352. […]
When you double-click a file and expect to see it opened by the app of your choice, but instead it’s opened by the wrong app, or the wrong version of the right app, or maybe macOS refuses to open it at all. How to fix that.
Expected next week: updates for all three supported versions of macOS, and a return to order for firmware in Apple silicon Macs. Here’s what to expect and when.
When you First Aid in Disk Utility, or an equivalent command tool, it reports the formatting and modification details of each volume. Here’s how to interpret them, with details of all versions of APFS and when they were released.
Removes superfluous menu commands that could cause crashes, and adds support for auto-update. However, there are currently problems in macOS 27 betas to beware of.
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 369. Here are my solutions to them. 1: The power […]
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