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Spotlight on search: How Spotlight works

Almost 16 years old, many think it has grown steadily worse. It has faced new challenges such as iCloud, privacy, and APFS backups. Here’s how it works, and how to get the most from it.

January 28, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

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

January 25, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 83

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 83. Here are my solutions to them. 1: In […]

January 25, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Obsolescent preferences

UserDefaults and cfprefsd manage the preference system, an amorphous database spread across hundreds of files which can only be controlled in Terminal. It’s time for a change.

January 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 83

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: In a […]

January 23, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 82

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 82. Here are my solutions to them. 1: A4, […]

January 18, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: 1 True Recovery

Intel Macs have 14 different startup modes and variations, each engaged using different key combinations. One True Recovery replaces those with a single action and GUI with help. It’s a big step forward.

January 17, 2021 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 82

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: A4, LP, […]

January 16, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Help! My Mac is innumerate

The futile quest for a pasteboard format which transfers numbers as numbers rather than text which has to be converted back in integers, floating point numbers, and so on.

January 15, 2021 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 81

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 81. Here are my solutions to them. 1: I’m […]

January 11, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

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