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Preference lists, a running sore in OS X

Preference settings have been a problem since the first public beta of OS X. Why have they never been properly sorted out?

August 9, 2016 Macs, Technology

Last week on my Mac: Pistols at dawn

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When Microsoft changes the way it represents emoji, no one worries. When Apple proposes to, many are up in arms. Why?

August 7, 2016 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: does 10.11.6 cut the mustard?

What has changed in 10.11.6? What is still broken? Should we expect 10.11.7 before Sierra is released?

July 24, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Apple updates security and protection settings

In the last couple of days, Apple has pushed out silent updates to three of the security and […]

July 10, 2016 Macs, Technology

Last week on my Mac: a new surge in malware?

Roundup of recent Mac news, looking particularly at two new varieties of malware, and how widespread and threatening they are.

July 10, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

More Mac malware: OSX/Keydnap

Maybe malware is always going to come in threes. Hot on the heels of the recent announcement of […]

July 6, 2016 Macs, Technology

New Mac malware can open a backdoor into your system

Bitdefender Labs has announced the detection of new Mac malware, dubbed Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor, which can bypass built-in security in […]

July 5, 2016 Macs, Technology

El Capitan bug in Preview 8.1

This scrambles window content, making the app unusable for large images.

July 4, 2016 Macs, Technology

After the crash: replaying the journal to prevent disk errors

Your disk’s journal aims to prevent disk errors which can occur after a crash. Here’s how to use it to protect your Mac’s data.

July 4, 2016 Macs, Technology

Getting El Capitan to run – without freezing

For the last 15 weeks, this iMac has been freezing sporadically. I have run out of ideas, and hope that 10.11.6 fixes the bug.

July 2, 2016 Macs, Technology

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