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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

What doesn’t Time Machine back up?

There are problems with backups of Photos Libraries and evicted items in iCloud Drive. Here are full details.

September 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave 10.14.6 is ready for the new Mac Pro – what has changed in the update

This evening’s update to what will almost certainly be the last version of Mojave, apart from security updates […]

July 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The changing aesthetics of macOS

When is macOS like a city? Or an Impressionist sketch? Could it ever become free of noticeable bugs?

January 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

Setting up a new (or repurposed) Mac: 6 Fitting a quart into a pint pot

With Apple’s SSD prices so high, you may for the first time have less internal storage in your new Mac than your old one. Tips to help you cope.

December 27, 2018 Macs, Technology

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