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Tackling sleep and wake problems

From hardware diagnostics to pmset and resetting the SMC, all you need to know about diagnosing wake and sleep problems.

May 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

Which Safari extensions do you use?

I’ve two which I couldn’t do without. StopTheMadness restores Mac features like menus, autocomplete, copy and paste. Better is my choice of tracker blocker.

March 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Quick Actions 5: Third-party solution

Searching for third party Quick Actions, I came across the excellent Yoink, the only app which seems to have solved them. Or has it?

February 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

Quick Actions 4: How they work

The built-in Quick Actions and those bundled in installed apps are managed by the daemon pkd, and PlugInKit. Not so Automator workflows, though.

February 8, 2019 Macs, Technology

Quick Actions 3: The problem of Undo

The problem of Undo is a major consideration when building or using any Quick Action, Automator workflow, AppleScript, or other lightweight solution.

February 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

Quick Actions: 2 Making your own in Automator

Making your own Quick Actions in Automator is very simple, provided that it has the actions built in or provided with apps which can do the task.

February 5, 2019 Macs, Technology

Quick Actions: 1 Introduction

One of the significant features of Mojave, Finder Actions deliver significant features without you having to open an app.Are they extensions, and where are they installed?

February 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

Booting the Mac: macOS 10.14 Mojave, and shutdown

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Stepping through key points in the log as Mojave 10.14 starts up. Most of the key waypoints are similar to those in High Sierra.

October 5, 2018 Macs, Technology

Safari 12: a good step forward, but mind the extensions

Don’t rush to upgrade if you rely on Extensions, which might be disabled. There’s also a vulnerability in running old versions of plugins like Flash.

September 19, 2018 Macs, Technology

Updated visual summary of the Mac boot process

Adds details of the sequence of screens displayed at each stage, to help diagnose boot problems.

September 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

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