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Finder still thinks this Mac’s got a hard disk, and won’t set Preview Options

Three Finder bugs in 10.15.3, from the plain silly to infuriating. Every Mac still has a hard disk, Preview Options that don’t work, and a very old fiend.

February 27, 2020 Macs, Technology

What does the Move To command do in Pages, Numbers & Keynote?

When should you use the Move To menu command in any of Apple’s iWork apps? What advantages does it bring over the Finder?

February 22, 2020 Macs, Technology

Watch that space: More fun with Unicode in file names

How can you put four files with apparently identical names in the same folder? Here’s the secret, and the magic of Unicode.

January 11, 2020 Macs, Technology

What has changed in the Catalina 10.15.1 update?

Apple’s release notes for Catalina 10.15.1 are quite detailed, at last, and specify improvements and fixes to support […]

October 30, 2019 Macs, Technology

Do you use files and folders on your Mac? Then Precize 1.9 should be invaluable

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A quick tour of this unique utility, and a recommended update for it which brings control over text size, auto-updates, and more.

August 24, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

It’s time to test your scripts against Catalina’s path changes

The new read-only system volume changes a lot of paths on which scripts and apps rely. Here’s some experience in fixing the problems that result.

August 21, 2019 Macs, Technology

Alifix 1.1 should be faster with old Finder Aliases

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New version should address long delays in checking old Finder Alias files.

August 14, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

What shall we do with the drunken Alias? Try Alifix 1.0

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How can you check all your old Finder Aliases to see which are broken and, more importantly, which are in danger of breaking?

August 13, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Tools updated to fix security errors when opening documents

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Keep control over documents with quarantine flags to avoid bizarre security errors, using new versions of Pratique and Sandstrip.

August 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

How do the Finder, Terminal and Spotlight handle extended attribute flags?

Does using xattr flags disrupt Spotlight indexing, and how are those flags respected using different methods of copying a file?

July 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

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