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Signposts for performance: 1 introduction

New tools for developers, scripters, and anyone who performs demanding tasks with their Mac(s).

July 20, 2018 Macs, Technology

SystHist 1.3 now details macOS 10.14 Mojave system updates

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Now includes all Mojave beta updates. Not needed for High Sierra or earlier, though.

July 19, 2018 Macs, Technology

Updated tools for checking and correcting Home folder permissions

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Two tools to help you diagnose and fix problems arising from incorrect permissions in your Home folder and elsewhere.

July 19, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 148, […]

July 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Marzipan isn’t icing on the cake

Apple showed a new App Store app, and Apple News, which had been ported to Mojave using its new cross-platform tool, Marzipan. But what will it do?

July 15, 2018 Macs, Technology

Should you try repairing permissions in High Sierra or later?

Has repairing permissions on Home folders proved successful in Sierra? Should it be considered as a solution in High Sierra and later? Is it even available there?

July 14, 2018 Macs, Technology

Two command tools updated for Mojave: alisma and unormal

Create and resolve Finder aliases from the command line, and convert Unicode strings into any of their normalised forms.

July 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

Blowhole version 5 now writes Signposts from the command line

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If you’re running Mojave and using a scripting language which can’t itself access Signposts, Blowhole now gives you access to them.

July 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

Open a document: how it works, and where it can go wrong, 3: Launch

Last of 3 articles explains how macOS selects and starts the app with which to open a document which you double-clicked/tapped.

July 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Open a document: how it works, and where it can go wrong, 2: Security check

Second of 3 articles explains how macOS puts documents through its security checks before opening them.

July 11, 2018 Macs, Technology

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