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Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data – additional to Mojave Supplemental Update

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 162, […]

February 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has just pushed an update to its malware removal tool, MRT, for macOS, bringing its version number […]

February 5, 2019 Macs, Technology

Scripting in Swift: Process deprecations

Calling command tools from Swift changes with macOS 10.13 and 10.14 with the deprecation of some of the Process class. Solutions aren’t as clean as they should be.

February 2, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why doesn’t that document’s icon display properly? Beyond QuickLook

It has been one of the oldest problems on Macs, when a document shows with the wrong icon. Why, and how to fix it?

January 30, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why can’t I open that document? Troubleshooting LaunchServices

You try to open a document – in this case, one of Firefox’s bookmarks – and nothing happens. What could be wrong? It turns out it’s a bug, of course. But where?

January 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why doesn’t the Open File dialog show tagged folders?

Why do the Open File and Save File dialogs normally behave differently with respect to tagged folders? It’s a question of semantics.

January 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Mojave 10.14.3: an incomplete summary

Three bugs may have been fixed in 10.14.3: About This Mac’s Storage bar (at last), App Store glitches showing apps need to be redownloaded, and some black on grey text.

January 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data – additional to system updates

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 160, […]

January 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave 10.14.3 and Security Updates for High Sierra and Sierra released

Apple has released macOS Mojave version 10.14.3, together with Security Update 2018-001 for High Sierra and Sierra. The […]

January 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Missing types of files: the bug in UTIs

An old bug in UTIs can cause problems for apps, and may even crash them. The issue is that macOS can’t always tell what type of object certain ‘files’ are.

January 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

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