This week, I have been attacked by zombies – half-dead apps which appear to have quit automatically, but […]
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Why would anyone tell the user that an app had quit, but actually leave it hanging around, near-useless, in memory?
Put TextEdit or Preview into the background when they haven’t got an open window, and they quit automatically, don’t they? Actually they don’t, they just become zombies.
A detailed tutorial showing how you can time events, such as moving from one note to the next, using free and simple tools.
Browsing my log in Excel for the first time was a revelation of its potential. We have the tools – all we need is the imagination.
JSON is a popular standard for data obtained from internet sources. How well is it supported by spreadsheets? And two major upgrades: Tinderbox 7 and Dash 4.
Sierra’s new logs have new uses, such as collecting and analysing test and use data – only if you can import log extracts into a suitable app.
Apple has released quite substantial updates to its iWork suite overnight. Detailed release notes covering new and improved […]
With a bit of co-ordination, effort, and attention to detail, Apple could have a software portfolio far broader than in the heyday of Claris. But for the moment, the body language just isn’t right.
Semantic primes represent “the complete inventory of simple universal concepts that are embedded in the lexicons of all (or most) human languages.” Do they suffice?
The Eclectic Light Company 