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How to get updates when they’re still fresh

How to get prompt security data updates, RSRs, macOS updates, App Store updates, and those for third-party apps distributed independently.

November 19, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to get an old version of macOS, OS X and Xcode

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You might want an old macOS or OS X installer to build a Virtual Machine, or for an old Mac. Here’s how to get them, and old versions of Xcode.

December 20, 2021 Macs, Technology

What’s in that app? A guide to app internal structure

What are all those files and folders doing inside an app? Which can you safely change to customise an app? Why all the helpers?

December 13, 2021 Macs, Technology

Those little annoyances in Monterey 12.0.1

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Fed up with the Flying Pointer? Tired of the oldest Universal Bug in Finder Column Widths? Want updates from the App Store? These are some of the annoyances in 12.0.1.

November 30, 2021 Macs, Technology

Taming the App Store: getting timely updates

How can you ensure the App Store offers you all the updates which it has available? Here’s a simple method which works around its limitations.

October 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

Explore your App Store problems using Mints 1.4

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A new tailor-made log view shows what’s happened in interactions with the App Store, and can give clues as to the cause of delays and failures.

May 6, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Inside the App Store: how it delivers your apps

Detailed step-by-step account of how apps are downloaded and updated from the App Store. Welcome new internal names like Absinthe, Jetpack, and Crossfire, and Apple’s fraud score.

May 5, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to get the best out of the App Store

Understanding the different stages which occur when you update an App Store app is crucial to dealing with problems, and using an optimal workflow.

April 30, 2021 Macs, Technology

You may notice something odd with the latest version of iMovie

Has the Profiles pane recently appeared in System Preferences? Here’s why – a minor glitch in the App Store update.

March 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

More App Store update problems

When the App Store keeps refusing to install an update, there’s a limited range of solutions. Sometimes the traditional fix works best.

February 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

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