Details of some of the information stored inside Bookmarks and Finder aliases, and a new version of Precize to show you that info.
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How to make different types of copy/clone/link/alias in the Finder and command line, their properties and uses, summarised in two table.
If you thought the first article was lightweight fun, here’s more about links/aliases to folders, behaviour in apps, iCloud, and Bookmarks.
Mojave has 5 different types of copy/clone/alias/link, some of which can appear to behave oddly. Here they are, fully explained.
Natural language parsing, privacy exploring, update investigating, xattr-tweaking, iCloud poking, log browsing: they’re all here for Mojave.
This update comes with full guidance on how to get the best from the app with Mojave’s privacy protection.
How does macOS open the document that you double-click/tap? First of 3 parts explaining what should happen and where it can go wrong.
What to do when you need to use Uniform Type Identifiers, only to discover that Apple’s reference manual hasn’t been updated for nearly 9 years: write an app!
Precize has a fix useful for all users. All three gain easier updating, and full support for Mojave’s Dark Mode.
Adds quick copying to 6 key values, making them much easier and more efficient to paste into other apps, and fixes a bug in Save.
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