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Apple has pushed out silent security updates

Apple has just pushed two security updates, and a Chinese Word List update. The security updates bring its […]

June 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Consolation version 2.2 is here

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Free, works with Sierra and other unified logs, examines log entries already in the log, unlike Console. Now supports logarchives and more.

June 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

macOS High Sierra 10.13 and APFS

Yesterday’s Keynote at WWDC confirmed that the next major release of macOS, dubbed High Sierra, will be released […]

June 6, 2017 Macs, Technology

Exploring Sierra 10.12.5 sleep and wake in the log 1

Waypoints to help you navigate through Sierra’s log entries when putting a Mac to sleep, and when waking up from sleep.

June 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

Next Week on My Mac: All the fun of WWDC

Its annual developer conference will reveal how Apple’s new file system will roll out in macOS 10.13, and determine its adoption and success.

June 4, 2017 Macs, Technology

Exploring Sierra 10.12.5 startup in the log 2 Dispatch

Looking in detail at the background and scheduled activities which are loaded during startup. These supersede the previous launchd mechanism, and include routine maintenance.

June 3, 2017 Macs, Technology

The Time Machine Mechanic, T2M2, version 0.7b1

Two minor improvements to make its use even easier. Now a final release candidate?

June 2, 2017 Macs, Technology

Exploring Sierra 10.12.5 startup in the log 1

Waypoints in the log entries encountered during a normal startup of Sierra 10.12.5. Some key messages have changed.

June 2, 2017 Macs, Technology

An Incomplete List of Sierra’s Dispatched Services

Time Machine backups are but one of 70-80 background services which are run by macOS dispatching systems. Here’s a list of some of the others.

May 31, 2017 Macs, Technology

Watching a Mac losing its grip: background services are vital

When scheduled backups become irregular or stop, this affects much more than just Time Machine. This is what happens, and why you must restart.

May 30, 2017 Macs, Technology

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