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Can a Content Caching Server compensate for lost standalone updates?

Can you use Big Sur’s Content Caching Server to save and retain updates which can substitute for ‘delta’ and Combo standalone update packages?

December 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

Tackling keychain problems with KeychainCheck 2, now a Universal App

Universal App version of a utility to scrutinise your keychains and help diagnose their problems.

September 7, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Getting more from document versions in macOS

Why documents can lose their old versions when moving them around, and what you can do to preserve them.

August 17, 2020 Macs, Technology

Bailiff version 1.5 is a Universal App

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Now runs native on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, a tiny menu bar tool to download and evict items from iCloud.

August 14, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Cirrus version 1.10 has an improved interface and is a Universal App

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Better colour scheme for text in its log window, some other minor fixes, and now runs native on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

August 4, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Copy, move and clone files in APFS, a primer

What happens when you copy a large file to the same volume, or duplicate it, on the same APFS volume? Here are the answers.

April 14, 2020 Macs, Technology

A break in the clouds: when cloud services won’t work

A compilation of links to major service status pages and other resources to help you when that service is playing up.

April 10, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Which extended attributes does iCloud preserve, and which get stripped?

Some files rely on these to work properly. What happens when you share such a file using your iCloud account? The answer isn’t simple, but here are full details.

March 18, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Backing up the future

Time Machine supported Time Capsules, which generated revenue which was lost nearly 2 years ago. How could Apple replace it and fund further Time Machine development?

March 15, 2020 Macs, Technology

Beyond Time Machine: 4 Offsite backups

What happens if you can’t access your Mac or its local backups? That’s what offsite backups cover – and you need them however small your system might be.

March 13, 2020 Macs, Technology

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