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Mojave Finder bug: Copy progress icons frozen

Have you noticed odd circular icons against files which you have just copied, and they won’t go away? Maybe it’s this odd Finder bug.

February 6, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why can’t I open that document? Troubleshooting LaunchServices

You try to open a document – in this case, one of Firefox’s bookmarks – and nothing happens. What could be wrong? It turns out it’s a bug, of course. But where?

January 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave bug: Software Update progress is confusing

When installing the 10.14.3 update, Software Update’s progress bar mislead, and the process became confusing.

January 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave bug: QuickLook thumbnails are too high

Together with the Quick Actions bar, they force you to scroll to view an item’s metadata, even on large displays.

January 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Missing types of files: the bug in UTIs

An old bug in UTIs can cause problems for apps, and may even crash them. The issue is that macOS can’t always tell what type of object certain ‘files’ are.

January 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The changing aesthetics of macOS

When is macOS like a city? Or an Impressionist sketch? Could it ever become free of noticeable bugs?

January 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

Serious Finder bug in Mojave 10.14.2 with broken aliases

Do you use Finder Column views and make Aliases to folders? If one of those gets broken, then the Finder may hang on you.

January 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

Disk Utility 18.0 (Mojave): Not exactly the truth

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Disk Utility claims to perform secure erase on SSDs, but does no such thing. Here are workarounds to do what it doesn’t, and details of a bug preventing encryption of APFS volumes.

December 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

Which word processors support Rich Text in Dark Mode?

Which app should you use when you want styled or Rich Text to remain readable whether it’s displayed in Light or Dark Mode?

December 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

When the App Store says to redownload all your apps

What does the iCloud icon mean in the App Store? That the app has to be ‘redownloaded’. So what does it mean when every app you ever bought shows it?

December 11, 2018 Macs, Technology

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