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cmpxat, a command tool to compare extended attributes, now a Universal binary

The equivalent of cmp, only it works on extended attributes rather than file data.

September 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

cintch, a command tool to check file integrity, now a Universal binary

The command tool member of the Dintch suite for tagging files with their SHA256 digest, to keep a watch on their integrity.

September 2, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Using Finder aliases from the command line with alisma, a new Universal binary

How can you create and resolve Finder Aliases at the command line? And two further utilities you may find helpful for working with Aliases.

September 1, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Using blowhole to write to the log from scripts and apps, with a new Universal binary

How you can write entries in the unified log which are informative, easily retrieved, and extremely simple.

August 31, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Is macOS becoming unmaintainable?

Provision of maintenance procedures and tools is at the heart of software engineering, but not in macOS.

August 30, 2020 Macs, Technology

Sandstrip version 1.2 is now a Universal App

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Utility to strip spurious quarantine flags from documents in folders, now runs native on Apple Silicon.

August 29, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Quarantined documents, Pratique and Sandstrip

Some documents can’t be opened with apps which should be able to edit them. These tools address problems with their metadata.

August 29, 2020 Macs, Technology

Pratique version 1.2 is now a Universal App

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Utility to clear quarantine flags on folders of documents, now runs native on Apple Silicon.

August 28, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

How notarization works

How developers get their software notarized, and how that works when you try to run it on your Mac.

August 28, 2020 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight version 1.10 and silnite command tool version 5

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Extensively revised for improved compatibility with Big Sur and Apple Silicon Macs, with minor fixes for other systems too.

August 27, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

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