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Untangling file names and normalisation with Apfelstrudel

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Practical demonstrations, a new free tool to explore the problem, and examples to illustrate the issues which could arise with APFS.

April 6, 2017 Macs, Technology

File problems in iOS 10.3 and macOS 10.13: What’s in a name?

The switch to Apple’s new file system seems to be going very well. Except that an old problem is now becoming apparent: how to name files and folders.

April 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple File System: what it means, what it brings

It looks like this will arrive shortly on iOS devices, with 10.3. What does it offer for Macs, and when will it ship?

January 27, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Year on my Mac: For better or worse?

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Sierra, new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, APFS, Affinity Photo, malware, surveillance – 2016 was perhaps not as bad as it seemed.

January 1, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Ethel & Ernest and change

The best response to change is to see how you can exploit it. Let’s get ahead of the field, for once.

November 20, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

After the crash: replaying the journal to prevent disk errors

Your disk’s journal aims to prevent disk errors which can occur after a crash. Here’s how to use it to protect your Mac’s data.

July 4, 2016 Macs, Technology

macOS 11 is coming, says the body language

Why is the new Apple File System called APFS? And what does it all mean? Decoding WWDC.

June 15, 2016 Macs, Technology

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