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Time Machine to APFS: When a network backup goes wrong

With a new version of Xcode, I knew that my network backup would take several hours. Then, as it neared its conclusion, disaster struck: the router reset itself and the network share vanished.

May 10, 2021 Macs, Technology

Floating-point numbers aren’t evenly distributed

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Close to 0.0, there are huge numbers of different floating-point Doubles, but their value gets greater, they are far fewer.

April 27, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

You may notice something odd with the latest version of iMovie

Has the Profiles pane recently appeared in System Preferences? Here’s why – a minor glitch in the App Store update.

March 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

Is APFS doing its job? Big Sur edition

APFS is almost 4 years old, and set out to solve the problem of accumulation of minor errors which has plagued HFS+. Has it?

March 1, 2021 Macs, Technology

Spotlight on search: How to diagnose and fix problems

Indexing and search diagrammed, leading to the diagnosis of problems with Spotlight, and their resolution.

February 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to move Apple Installers around via AirDrop

AirDrop is very convenient, but sets the quarantine flag, which can break Apple’s installer apps. Here’s how to remove those flags in a couple of minutes.

November 21, 2020 Macs, Technology

Code signatures: 3 Fixing signature problems

If you have no other option and can be certain there’s no danger in doing so, you can remove a signed app’s signature. But it may not be so simple.

November 3, 2020 Macs, Technology

Code signatures: 2 How to check them

When macOS won’t let you open an app or other software because it warns that it’s (possibly) malware, here’s how to check the signatures.

October 30, 2020 Macs, Technology

Code signatures: 1 How they work, and stop working

The benefits of code signing for Mac users explained. How certificates are revoked, and what happens when they are. And there’s more to signatures than just the certificate.

October 28, 2020 Macs, Technology

Why have my HP printers stopped working? How to check their software signature

Many users are today reporting that their HP printer software has suddenly stopped working, with worrying messages implying […]

October 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

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