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How Preview mangles annotations

Preview has strange behaviour when adding and editing annotations, even in Catalina. It quickly gets upsetting and unreliable.

April 7, 2020 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight & LockRattler: security & firmware updates

A couple of important issues to be aware of when using SilentKnight or LockRattler.

April 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Some Macs don’t update their firmware when they should

Have you checked whether your Mac is running the latest version of firmware? For some iMacs, that might bring an unwelcome surprise.

March 30, 2020 Macs, Technology

Have any of your Mac’s USB-C ports stopped working in 10.15.4?

A few users are reporting that, following upgrading their Mac to Catalina 10.15.4, one or more of its […]

March 27, 2020 Macs, Technology

Ulbow 1.2b2 and Consolation 3.9 fix a bug using styles

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Updates to address this styling bug.

March 16, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

When should you upgrade from an older macOS?

Now is a good time to re-evaluate which version of macOS your Macs are running. In the next […]

March 12, 2020 Macs, Technology

Working around the Finder column width bug

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Over six years old and still going strong, here’s a workaround which makes this infuriating bug all but vanish.

March 7, 2020 Macs, Technology

How macOS 10.14 and later overrides write permission on some files

Additional to the protected folders listed in the Privacy pane, macOS has a secret list of files which are also read-only. Apple hasn’t documented these.

March 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Disk, drive, HD: does it really make any difference?

The fine line between precision and obscurity examined in the Finder, against Apple’s Style Guide, and its accuracy. And what does HD stand for?

February 29, 2020 Language, Macs, Technology

Finder still thinks this Mac’s got a hard disk, and won’t set Preview Options

Three Finder bugs in 10.15.3, from the plain silly to infuriating. Every Mac still has a hard disk, Preview Options that don’t work, and a very old fiend.

February 27, 2020 Macs, Technology

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