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How to get Photos to show the library selection dialog each time it runs

Do you want Photos to show its library selection dialog when it opens? Here’s one solution without the Option key.

October 3, 2019 Macs, Technology

Working safely and effectively with preferences in Mojave

Preference files are involved in many Mac problems, and are often their solution. Using them now isn’t simple: here is some guidance.

August 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Global defaults in macOS Mojave

Inside all those hidden settings which control App Nap to Trackpad scaling factors: what they are and how to set them.

August 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

Checking and downloading updates automatically in Swift

Source code workthrough of one method of checking for and automatically downloading updates to an app, in Swift 5 for macOS 10.11-10.14.

June 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

Beyond Scripting in Swift: Sharing and syncing data throughout an app

Maintaining a menu gathered across all the open documents could be tricky. Here’s a simple solution using UserDefaults and NotificationCenter.

November 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

Customising it all: global defaults in macOS Sierra and High Sierra

Where to find hidden global default settings, and how to change them without paying for a utility like MacPilot.

November 9, 2017 Macs, Technology

Beyond Scripting in Swift: Preferences with and without UserDefaults

How much more difficult is it to write your own code to handle user preferences, rather than letting UserDefaults handle them?

August 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Personas, flavours and settings

Developers should consider letting users export and import suites of settings, to determine an app’s persona, or flavours of working environment.

August 6, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Making a mess of preferences

The current macOS implementation of preferences is appalling design in every respect, and is essentially undocumented even for developers. Is this the way that macOS is heading?

July 9, 2017 Macs, Technology
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