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Why can’t I open that document? Troubleshooting LaunchServices

You try to open a document – in this case, one of Firefox’s bookmarks – and nothing happens. What could be wrong? It turns out it’s a bug, of course. But where?

January 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why doesn’t the Open File dialog show tagged folders?

Why do the Open File and Save File dialogs normally behave differently with respect to tagged folders? It’s a question of semantics.

January 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Mojave 10.14.3: an incomplete summary

Three bugs may have been fixed in 10.14.3: About This Mac’s Storage bar (at last), App Store glitches showing apps need to be redownloaded, and some black on grey text.

January 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave bug: QuickLook thumbnails are too high

Together with the Quick Actions bar, they force you to scroll to view an item’s metadata, even on large displays.

January 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Checking for broken Aliases using Alifix

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It’s worth refreshing all your Finder Aliases before copying or cloning a volume to update their link info. Here’s a free tool to do that and more: Alifix.

January 19, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The changing aesthetics of macOS

When is macOS like a city? Or an Impressionist sketch? Could it ever become free of noticeable bugs?

January 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

Serious Finder bug in Mojave 10.14.2 with broken aliases

Do you use Finder Column views and make Aliases to folders? If one of those gets broken, then the Finder may hang on you.

January 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Mojave 10.14.2: an incomplete summary

There are still many outstanding from 10.14, and one going back many years.

December 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Mojave 10.14.1: an incomplete summary

A new version of Mojave brings some fixes, and introduces some new bugs. Here a few for starters. I’ll add more as we discover them.

November 1, 2018 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Mojave 10.14: an incomplete summary

Mojave’s first full release is looking relatively free of bugs so far. This list is updated as and when new information arrives.

September 26, 2018 Macs, Technology

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