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SearchKey and SearchKeyLite versions 1.4 are Universal Apps

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Tools for editing metadata which is generally well-preserved, including copyright and keywords. Now native on all Macs.

August 25, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Metamer version 1.1 is now a Universal App

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Lightweight metadata editor now runs native on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

August 12, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

cintch checks file integrity from the command line

This can now be incorporated into your own scripts, to check the integrity of important files automatically.

May 27, 2020 Macs, Technology

Metadata editing made easy with Metamer version 1

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Supporting 16 different types of metadata, from Authors to Version, you don’t need to know how they are stored, etc.

May 19, 2020 Macs, Technology

Getting more out of metadata

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Five different classes of metadata, from file system attributes to embedded Info.plist files, explained and explored.

May 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Too many apps

How many apps have you got? Can you remember what they all do? Do you fancy a utility to help you categorise them flexibly and intelligently?

May 3, 2020 Macs, Technology

Drag and drop for file integrity checks with Fintch

A nimbler version of Dintch is designed to drag and drop files and smaller folders to tag then and check their integrity.

April 15, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

The way ahead with integrity checks, and Dintch 1.1 adds timestamps

More about checking the integrity of files on macOS, with a new version of a free utility, news of the next apps, and error-correcting code perhaps?

April 13, 2020 Macs, Technology

File Integrity 3 : Where to store digests?

To check the integrity of important documents, we’re going to calculate their SHA256 digests. But where should those be stored if HFS+ and APFS don’t have a suitable attribute?

April 8, 2020 Macs, Technology

Major improvements in extended attribute editor xattred 1.2

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Major improvements for all users, including more flexible main window, multiple selection, and support for macOS xattr flags for preservation.

April 2, 2020 Macs, Technology

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