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New and improved Consolation 3: rearranged window and more

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Changes made to preferences are now reflected immediately in all windows. Also ported to Swift 4.0 and built in Xcode 9.1.

November 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

Undead apps, and opting out of App Nap

Four versions of the same app to demonstrate different app states in Sierra and High Sierra, and how your apps can join the undead.

November 15, 2017 Macs, Technology

Woodpile can now browse all log entries, and enters beta phase

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Added to the bar chart are timestamps of the first and last log entries included, and there are other improvements too.

November 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Brilliant but

The odd behaviour of some apps, which quit on their own, but hang around as zombies, and the long battle trying to make sense of logs.

November 12, 2017 Macs, Technology

Another step forward in browsing the log with Woodpile 0.8a1

Rising to the challenge of the unified log: how to work around lack of information, and a surfeit of information. More function and power.

November 11, 2017 Macs, Technology

Who’s in control of your Mac? Notifications

Are you getting over-notified? Who’s in charge – you the user, or macOS? Getting control of notifications, both local and remote.

November 10, 2017 Macs, Technology

Customising it all: global defaults in macOS Sierra and High Sierra

Where to find hidden global default settings, and how to change them without paying for a utility like MacPilot.

November 9, 2017 Macs, Technology

See when your Mac starts or wakes up, using Woodpile

New options find and show startup and wake events, and can perform log load analysis on the last 20 days or so of log entries. A unique tool.

November 8, 2017 Macs, Technology

How to prevent zombies

This week, I have been attacked by zombies – half-dead apps which appear to have quit automatically, but […]

November 8, 2017 Macs, Technology

Return of the zombie app: is it a feature or bug?

Why would anyone tell the user that an app had quit, but actually leave it hanging around, near-useless, in memory?

November 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

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