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macOS 10.12

Sonoma’s log gets briefer and more secretive

In Sonoma, some healthy Macs are unable to retain complete logs for 24 hours because of the frequency of entries, and even when privacy is removed, some content is censored.

October 7, 2023 Macs, Technology

Updates and changing updates

Minor updates to Spundle and Dintch. A bug in SilentKnight and LockRattler. Dropping support for El Capitan and Sierra, and a few obsolete apps.

July 9, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Where we’re coming from: recent macOS

A brief summary of major new features in each version from El Capitan, some of their remaining problems, and future support.

June 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

More memory leaks in Monterey 12.0.1: how to avoid them

Is Monterey burning your memory away? Here are two reproducible memory leaks which could explain that, plus two more than might.

November 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Monterey’s memory leak and how to avoid it

How this memory leak probably occurs, which apps it affects, and what you can do to avoid it completely.

November 15, 2021 Macs, Technology

Explainer: Logs

Since macOS Sierra, the Unified log has been an unrivalled source of information about what’s going on in macOS. But access isn’t simple.

September 27, 2021 Macs, Technology

What happens when background scheduling fails

CTS scheduling and dispatch of background tasks has no user interface, and no controls. How can you tell that there’s a problem, and what to do about it?

October 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

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

When should you upgrade from an older macOS?

Now is a good time to re-evaluate which version of macOS your Macs are running. In the next […]

March 12, 2020 Macs, Technology

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