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Looking directly at iCloud’s files and folders with Cirrus 1.0b4

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This free tool can now show iCloud files and folders in place, with info about upload/download errors and more. Invaluable for tackling iCloud issues.

May 2, 2018 Macs, Technology

High Sierra’s new improved Help system diagrammed

Key improvements in naming of Help books, use of WebCore to render them, and greatly improved performance.

April 30, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Consistency and iCloud

Consistency is an overriding design principle for the human interface. However you use iCloud storage, it adopts different behaviours from those of the Finder. Apple needs to evolve the iCloud interface to improve it, and to empower the user.

April 29, 2018 Macs, Technology

Getting control over iCloud Drive with Cirrus 1.0b3

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New version gives control over whether files are stored locally, monitors individual files and folders, runs a test upload, and gives log access for diagnostics.

April 28, 2018 Macs, Technology

Trying to make sense of iCloud: Progress with Cirrus

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How to open an iCloud document, when macOS can’t open it until it has been downloaded: the dog really did eat my homework this time.

April 27, 2018 Macs, Technology

Problems with iCloud shared data: how to tackle them

What can you do when Notes, Contacts, Calendars or Reminders stop syncing properly via iCloud? Where to look?

April 26, 2018 Macs, Technology

macOS 10.13.4 Security Update 2018-001 and Safari 11.1 (updated)

Apple has just released macOS 10.13.4 Security Update 2018-001, which fixes two vulnerabilities in Crash Reporter and the […]

April 24, 2018 Macs, Technology

32-bitCheck nows checks all code, command tools and dylibs included

New version 1.2 also scans Mach-O files like command tools and dylibs, to check if they are still 32-bit. The only complete check available.

April 23, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Apple Support and Demand

Apple Support has to be wonderful now because there’s hardly anywhere else to go to find out about our Macs and other Apple products.

April 22, 2018 General, Macs, Technology

32-bitCheck: version 1.1 scans in the background

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Now runs in the background – no more spinning beachballs! Also handles errors in folder paths better, and shows a ‘busy spinner’ when scanning.

April 21, 2018 Macs, Technology

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