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Pratique version 1.0 released to fix document quarantine woes

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First full release version, which conforms to macOS clearance convention, and lets you know which flags it has changed.

May 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

Finder security errors opening documents: a summary

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How this occurs, why, and what to do to manage the problem when it affects you. Complete with a visual summary and references.

May 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple does provide a workaround for document quarantine errors

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Try using this workaround: it requires quick actions, and despite Apple’s promise, it only works until you next save the document.

May 6, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Finder lost

How a security feature trying to block malicious documents has rendered a Finder feature useless, causing users and developers problems.

May 5, 2019 Macs, Technology

Documents from an unidentified developer: quarantine misbehaviour in the log

Two sets of log excerpts demonstrate how macOS can prevent a user from opening a document, then mislead them into thinking it’s the app at fault.

May 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

When the wrong copy/version of the right app opens a document

Sometimes macOS decides you want to open documents using the wrong version of the right app. Here’s how to fix that.

March 21, 2019 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Injured iPad

My iPad docking port has been damaged. Does it now need an expensive repair?

December 9, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Transparent Dock

How to make your Dock transparent, or otherwise customise it.

September 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Crashing Dock

When I start my Mac up, the Dock crashes a few times. How can I fix this?

July 8, 2015 Macs, Technology

In the Dock: custom shortcuts

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Up to OS X Tiger, we could group collections of shortcuts to folders under a single item in the Dock. This went, then returned. Here is how to use it.

June 16, 2015 Macs

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