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Return of the zombie app: is it a feature or bug?

Why would anyone tell the user that an app had quit, but actually leave it hanging around, near-useless, in memory?

November 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Did that app quit, or is it just napping?

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Put TextEdit or Preview into the background when they haven’t got an open window, and they quit automatically, don’t they? Actually they don’t, they just become zombies.

November 6, 2017 Macs, Technology

Taking Stock: Using APFS in High Sierra 10.13.1

Does APFS support its major new features – clones, snapshots, etc – yet, and how can you use them?

November 2, 2017 Macs, Technology

Launch Services database problems: correcting and rebuilding

What do you do when you open a document, only to find that the wrong app opens it? Here’s how to tackle that and more.

August 11, 2017 Macs, Technology

Recent Items, Launch Services, and SharedFileLists

Digging into macOS Sierra and its logs to examine how Recent Items works. Useful insights into Launch Services, and potential historical info about documents opened.

August 10, 2017 Macs, Technology

When Recent Items vanish: a possible bug in Sierra 10.12.6?

It’s a System Prefs problem. No, a preferences file problem. No, it’s something else, but Apple once again won’t tell us how Recent Items works, or doesn’t.

August 9, 2017 Macs, Technology

Teaching an old Finder new tricks: batch rename and Quick Look

Finder revision class: two valuable enhancements for working with batches of items, to rename them, and display previews.

July 22, 2017 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Sierra 10.12.6: an incomplete summary

Lists bugs in macOS itself, not those manifest in third-party software running on it. Please report and I’ll keep the list updated.

July 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Sierra 10.12.5: an incomplete summary

Currently they all look like old bugs, some going right back to Mavericks and earlier.

May 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

Removing all your old backups: a tortuous tale of permissions and links

It’s tempting just to put the folder in the Trash. But this could be a quick way to acquire a more complex problem.

May 4, 2017 Macs, Technology

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