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Do you want to explore or diagnose a problem? Try Mints

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New approach to reading logs which enables you to follow conversations between sub-systems and services you’re interested in without messing with predicates.

July 15, 2020 Macs, Technology

Five Universal Apps: ArchiChect, DelightEd, LockRattler, SilentKnight and Ulbow

Running native on both Intel and Apple Silicon hardware, some useful tools to help you work and develop on new hardware and macOS.

July 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Finding your way around the log using Ulbow

All about periods of interest, landmarks, filters and search tools – everything you need to discover what went wrong in your Mac’s log.

June 30, 2020 Macs, Technology

Controlling what’s written to the unified log

You do have control over what is written to the unified log, although it’s not so easy to use. Here’s how.

June 26, 2020 Macs, Technology

Why did that app crash? Getting to the bottom of the log with Ulbow

An app crashes or quits unexpectedly. How can you work out what went wrong with it? An exploration using my free log browser.

June 19, 2020 Macs, Technology

What caused that kernel panic? How to use the log in diagnosis

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Step through how to work out when, how and why a kernel panic occurred in the unified log, using Ulbow.

June 17, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Console, the vital tool that Apple abandoned

Console is the epitome of Apple’s problem with tools and support for its users, and is exactly what it needs to fix.

June 14, 2020 Macs, Technology

How to get more detail in the log

There’s no shortage of entries, but are they the ones you need, and do they contain the information that’s important? How to change that.

June 11, 2020 Macs, Technology

What to do when a process is using excessive CPU

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Your Mac has slowed to a crawl, with spinning beachballs and a juddery interface. You open Activity Monitor and read this.

June 10, 2020 Macs, Technology

Ulbow version 1.3 fixes problems getting logs in Sierra

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Stops you from inadvertently asking for non-existent Signposts in Sierra, which could stop it from getting log extracts.

June 9, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

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