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Consolation and other log utilities Support

This page is for your support questions and comments on my free utilities Consolation, RouteMap, Whither, Woodpile, MakeLogarchive, […]

May 19, 2019 Macs, Technology

Inside iCloud Drive: Pushed updates, that syncing feeling

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How does macOS learn of changes which have taken place in iCloud Drive, such as the uploading of files from another system? Here the process is taken apart, and points of failure highlighted.

April 2, 2018 Macs, Technology

Inside iCloud Drive: uploading a file

When you upload a file to iCloud Drive, the steps involved are complex. They’re outlined and diagrammed here, with pointers to how to diagnose and resolve problems.

March 30, 2018 Macs, Technology

AutoPkg users can now deploy Consolation and more

AutoPkg is a framework for macOS which allows system administrators and similar to deploy software to managed clients, […]

October 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

Updated free tools: should all now pass Gatekeeper checks

All these have now been updated and should pass Gatekeeper checks and run on both Sierra and High Sierra.

September 27, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

DispatchView and DispatchRider updated for High Sierra

Tools to explore and use the DAS and CTS scheduling and dispatching systems in Sierra and High Sierra.

September 22, 2017 Macs, Technology

Watching a Mac losing its grip: background services are vital

When scheduled backups become irregular or stop, this affects much more than just Time Machine. This is what happens, and why you must restart.

May 30, 2017 Macs, Technology

How macOS runs background activities: 4 Using XPC Activity

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How scheduling concurrent and background tasks using XPC Activity works, and compares with alternatives such as NSBackgroundActivityScheduler.

May 23, 2017 Macs, Technology

More Scripting in Swift: Styling Attributed Text

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Structuring, parsing, and styling text is not difficult when you use Swift 3 as your scripting language.

May 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

How macOS runs background activities: 3 When things go wrong

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When part of the mechanism which schedules and dispatches Time Machine backups fails, those backups become irregular. Here it is shown in a clear diagram.

May 15, 2017 Macs, Technology

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