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Did you know your photos are being syndicated?

Where are all those photos and videos that are shared in Messages being stored? Where to find the Syndication Photos Library, and some of its puzzles.

December 12, 2025 Macs, Technology

Start planning your Mac’s Spring clean

Spring will soon be upon us, and it’s time to plan our Spring software housekeeping to clear out the junk that has accumulated over the winter. How to go about it.

February 6, 2025 Macs, Technology

Freeing space on your boot disk

Free that space before macOS has to purge it for you. Using housekeeping, moving Documents and media libraries, but not relocating Home folders.

April 26, 2023 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Ventura 13.3?

The update to macOS Ventura 13.3 is substantial, and brings many improvements and fixes, including the following listed […]

March 27, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Is Apple scanning the images on my Mac?

Some suspect Apple of scanning images stored on your Mac. What evidence is there that could be happening?

October 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Inside Live Text

Full details on which languages and apps are supported, and an explanation of how it works its magic.

June 1, 2022 Language, Macs, Technology

triald is all about Machine Learning

How Apple and third-party developers can update the apps you use without your being aware, even if you have automatic updates disabled.

April 6, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Big Sur 11.4 update, and Security Updates for Catalina and Mojave

Apple has just released the update to bring Big Sur to version 11.4. This appears more modest in […]

May 24, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

The strangeness of Photos libraries, and tagging them with Dintch

More file, folder and permissions magic courtesy of Catalina’s privacy system. How to tag a Photos library.

April 1, 2020 Macs, Technology

How to get Photos to show the library selection dialog each time it runs

Do you want Photos to show its library selection dialog when it opens? Here’s one solution without the Option key.

October 3, 2019 Macs, Technology

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