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Last Week on My Mac: Unglamorous utilities

They’re hidden away and never promoted at WWDC, but vitally important to every Mac user. Could you imagine not having Disk Utility, for example?

May 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Cirrus version 1.4 has significant improvements

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Recommended for improved functions in its text views, integrity checking each time it opens, and direct link to its product page in the Help menu.

May 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why all the updates?

Why you’re seeing a lot of updates to my free utilities, and what they hope to achieve.

May 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Cirrus & Bailiff Support

This page is for your support questions and comments on my free iCloud utilities Cirrus and Bailiff. Full […]

May 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

What to do when your log returns an error

It’s quite rare, but sometimes trying to access your Mac’s log, directly or in an app like T2M2, returns an error. Here’s what to do.

April 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

New versions of Cirrus and xattred

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Small changes in tables which allow you to navigate using the cursor keys – but should greatly improve their usability. Recommended for all users.

November 27, 2018 Macs, Technology

Two more notarizations: Cirrus (for iCloud) and Apfelstrudel

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Both apps have been notarized now, for added security protection, particularly when used in Mojave.

November 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

What to do when T2M2 or another log-based app returns an error

What do you do when an app accessing your log returns an error, or no results at all? Step through this to check your log system.

October 27, 2018 Macs, Technology

Which apps for Mojave?

Natural language parsing, privacy exploring, update investigating, xattr-tweaking, iCloud poking, log browsing: they’re all here for Mojave.

September 24, 2018 Macs, Technology

Four serious security errors which are easily made on a Mac: how to fix them

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Over the last year, I have come across many Macs which have been left with serious vulnerabilities. Here are four common ones, and how to put them right.

July 25, 2018 Macs, Technology

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