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MakeLogarchive can now catalogue any well-formed logarchive

The catalogue includes the dates and times each log file was created and completed, size, and the period of time covered by it.

October 4, 2017 Macs, Technology

MakeLogarchive enables Consolation to read individual log files

The combination lets you browse tracev3 log files within a log archive, which MakeLogarchive can create from raw logs in /var/db.

October 3, 2017 Macs, Technology

Consolation 3.0b9 can now open individual log files but…

Consolation can now open logarchive and individual tracev3 log files, provided that they conform to Apple’s logarchive format.

October 2, 2017 Macs, Technology

Reliability of macOS Sierra: diagnostics

As macOS gets more complex, diagnostic and control tools provided by Apple have become less accessible. This makes macOS harder to diagnose and support.

August 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

Consolation 3.0b7 (fc1): building an infinitely customizable log browser

This new version improves control behaviours in the preferences sheet. Is it ready for final release now?

August 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

Logging in and out in Sierra’s log

Signposts from Sierra 10.12.6 recording key steps when logging in, out, and fast user switching. And a fascinating process which serialises its log entries.

August 12, 2017 Macs, Technology

Sleep, Wake, and Startup: Hardware and ACPI

Shutdown cause codes, wake reasons, ACPI, and sleep states – diagnosing problems from hardware events.

August 8, 2017 Macs, Technology

Consolation 3.0b6 (fc1): building an infinitely customizable log browser

Adds the ability to export and import libraries of custom predicates, styles, and filters to property list files, independently of preferences – a leap forward.

August 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

Looking in the log: predicates, filters, regex, and find

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Different search and filter tools have different purposes – as demonstrated by exploring the log using Consolation 3. Regex at work!

August 3, 2017 Macs, Technology

How the new tools in Consolation 3 help to explore Sierra’s startup

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How to breeze through the startup process log using new tools in Consolation 3.

August 2, 2017 Macs, Technology

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