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Using macOS Bookmarks as enduring references: Precize and Preciziun

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Wouldn’t it be good to be able to locate important documents using Bookmarks, which endure even when you restart, or move the document? Now you can.

March 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

Bookmarks, APFS, and enduring file references

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More insights into how to create and use references to files which are unaffected when you move the file, or restart your Mac. And a new version of Precize to help.

March 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

Open Recent, inodes, and Bookmarks: How macOS remembers files

If apps can remember old documents in the Open Recent menu command, how can I do the same?

March 5, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Trusting management

As I was revising and revamping my Keynote presentation, my free disk space was falling in from of my eyes. Each time I saved my work, macOS swallowed another gigabyte of free space.

February 25, 2018 Macs, Technology

Is APFS fully supported yet?

Does APFS currently support hard disks, Fusion Drives, and other forms of storage beyond SSDs? The devil is in the detail.

February 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

Which Hard Disk? Selecting modern hard drives

Buying or replacing external storage for Macs is extremely uncertain at the moment because of issues over APFS. Here’s some guidance for selecting hard disks, for backups and more.

February 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Can macOS tell how large a file really is?

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Many files in macOS are more than just their data, and contain metadata in extended attributes. Does macOS know the true size of any file, taking into account those attributes?

February 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Here comes macOS 10.14

Apple should name macOS version with literary references. Here’s the justification for macOS 10.14 Gormenghast.

February 11, 2018 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Apple still loves us

More mitigation for Meltdown and Spectre, EFI updates, and steady progress in High Sierra are all very promising. So where does that put macOS 10.14?

January 28, 2018 Macs, Technology

What is in the Sierra Security Update 2018-001?

macOS Sierra Security Update 2018-001 is effectively a minor macOS update which updates a lot of components within […]

January 24, 2018 Macs, Technology

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