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A Console replacement for examining past logs in Sierra: LogLogger5b update

Introducing a revised version of my free Console replacement app LogLogger. This is now signed, with no other changes.

December 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

LockRattler: a quick check of macOS security protection systems

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Is your Mac properly locked down with Apple’s security protection systems? Here’s a free tool to check most of them out.

December 20, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

My Mac only runs properly in Safe mode

Start up in Safe mode, and it’s stable; restart in ordinary mode, and your Mac is in trouble. How to identify and fix the problem.

September 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

Firmware passwords: a mixed blessing

Coupled with FileVault’s whole disk encryption, this can stop others from accessing your data. But there are disadvantages too.

July 1, 2016 Macs, Technology

Startup and shutdown key combinations

All the useful key combinations, arranged by function rather than keys.

June 12, 2016 Macs, Technology

Our Macs are steadily going NUM

Enjoy being a computer owner-user-maintainer while you can: those days are NUMbered.

February 22, 2016 Macs, Technology

Running tools within sysdiagnose individually

How to run individual components from sysdiagnose.

February 8, 2016 Macs, Technology

More useful information gleaned from sysdiagnose

Looking in greater detail at what you can get from running sysdiagnose.

February 8, 2016 Macs, Technology

The ultimate diagnostic tool: sysdiagnose

When you have tried everything else, this shell command will throw the book at your problem, running all the diagnostics it can.

February 6, 2016 Macs, Technology

Reviving the hopeless Mac: what to try before visiting the Genius Bar

What to do when your Mac won’t start up, and is acting dead, or at least mortally wounded.

December 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

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