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Last week on my Mac: hypertext for almost all, and fault-tolerant XML

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Hypertext returns without any hyperbole, and XML could be much more able to cope with the reality of life.

August 14, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Preference settings: where to find them in El Capitan

A complete guide and index to locating those troublesome property lists containing preference settings.

August 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Preference lists, a running sore in OS X

Preference settings have been a problem since the first public beta of OS X. Why have they never been properly sorted out?

August 9, 2016 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Opening new windows where you want them

I would like new windows in apps to open in the lower half of the screen. Can El Capitan do that yet?

December 2, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Missing devices from Finder

My new iMac does not show my LG phone, DVDs, or an external hard disk. How can I fix them?

November 26, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Lost preferences

Where has the preference settings file for the Energy Saver pane gone?

November 25, 2015 Macs, Technology

Generic troubleshooting: how to fix something that doesn’t work

Eight steps to fix software which doesn’t work the way that it should: be your own Q&A expert.

November 25, 2015 Macs, Technology

Personal Preference – preferences from resources to XML

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How property list files store your preference settings, and how to access additional features.

November 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: What are lockfiles?

What are the zero-length .lockfiles which have appeared in my Preferences folder?

October 26, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Screen flasher

Suddenly my Mac mini has started flashing the display instead of sounding an alert. How can I fix that?

October 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

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