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Stick a fork in it, and other flashbacks

Classic resource forks passed into Mac OS X, but were deprecated by Apple in 10.8. Now in Catalina they can stop working: is this a new security measure?

December 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple invents a new procedure to fix MacBook Pro 13-inch 2019 models

Apple recommends an unusual procedure to fix this, which might also work with other models suffering sudden shutdowns.

December 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

Are you having weird problems with Catalina?

Are you worried about strange and serious problems occurring when you upgrade to Catalina? Here are strategies to prevent and deal with them.

December 6, 2019 Macs, Technology

PDF Without Adobe: 26 a PDF protection racket

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Dealing with protected PDFs in macOS: fully encrypted, and those with controls such as no printing or copying. Oh dear.

November 19, 2019 Macs, Technology

RunningBoard: a new subsystem in Catalina to detect errors

RunningBoard is new to macOS 10.15 and iOS 13. It’s very active in the log, and can cause apps to crash sometimes. So what does it do?

November 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Macco’s Beard, Occam’s Anti-Razor

It’s time to replace Occam’s Razor with a more appropriate principle: if you’ve found one bug, don’t stop until you have dug deeper and found the others.

November 3, 2019 Macs, Technology

Are you experiencing panics or problems with USB-C external displays?

Suggestions which may stop your Mac from panicking or having other problems when a second or external display is connected to a USB-C/Thunderbolt port. And an intro to caffeinate.

November 2, 2019 Macs, Technology

Consolation 3.4 fixes three bugs when used in Catalina

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Three bug fixes for those using Catalina, but this update is recommended for all users.

October 31, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

AirPlay streaming can stop App Store apps from running

Do you ever stream over AirPlay? This weird bug doesn’t appear common, but could be infuriating.

October 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Beware of Mail bugs in Catalina

Perhaps the most worrying problems being reported by early adopters of macOS 10.15 Catalina are in Apple’s Mail […]

October 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

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