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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

New and updated Apple Support Notes for Mojave

From installation problems to Xsan, Apple’s latest notes provide valuable information for Mojave users.

September 25, 2018 Macs, Technology

Privacy + Scripting = Problems

Control of one app by another is an important but difficult aspect of Mojave’s new privacy controls. Here’s how it handles that at present, and some of the issues it raises.

September 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Working with Mojave’s Privacy Protection

For many users, privacy controls in Mojave will pass almost unnoticed. Here are tips for those who have greater demands, and want their apps to access protected data.

September 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

Mojave’s privacy protection: informing users

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Proposes and provides a simple graphical summary of privacy capabilities for apps in Mojave. Also shows how to add them in a Help window.

August 29, 2018 Macs, Technology

Open a document: how it works, and where it can go wrong, 3: Launch

Last of 3 articles explains how macOS selects and starts the app with which to open a document which you double-clicked/tapped.

July 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Open a document: how it works, and where it can go wrong, 2: Security check

Second of 3 articles explains how macOS puts documents through its security checks before opening them.

July 11, 2018 Macs, Technology

Open a document: how it works, and where it can go wrong, 1: identification

How does macOS open the document that you double-click/tap? First of 3 parts explaining what should happen and where it can go wrong.

July 9, 2018 Macs, Technology

UTIutility 1.0b2 now looks even deeper into UTIs and file type designators

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Additional information is now shown for UTIs, it has its own custom app icon, and works wonderfully in Dark Mode.

July 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Is this the longest-running bug in macOS?

For around 5 years, if not longer, the Finder has suffered from an obvious bug which disrupts the workflow. Will Mojave fix it?

July 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

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