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Comparing files: FileMerge, opendiff, and BBEdit

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How would you compare two text files to see what differences are between them? It’s still a common task, for which FileMerge and BBEdit can be excellent solutions.

April 14, 2018 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

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

Did that app quit, or is it just napping?

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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.

November 6, 2017 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Is printing from Pages pants?

When trying to print multiple copies from Pages, each gets slower and slower to appear. Why can the app not print properly?

December 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

Apple releases iWork updates with important security fixes

Apple has released quite substantial updates to its iWork suite overnight. Detailed release notes covering new and improved […]

October 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Opening .doc docs

Sometimes even Microsoft Word cannot open its own .doc document files.

October 8, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Unwanted Ø

When I type /O in Pages, it results in the character Ø. How can I fix that?

September 6, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Pages + Finale = Opera

I am assembling an opera using Pages and Finale, into a PDF in Preview. Sometimes pages are replaced with blanks. How can I get this to work?

June 27, 2015 Macs, Technology

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