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Last Week on My Mac: The mystery of repairing permissions

Why we can’t repair system permissions, and some pitfalls and promise in the new technique of repairing permissions on the Home folder.

June 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

Conventions and Standards for Mac Articles

Information for anyone reading articles about Macs here, and an introduction to dealing with their problems.

April 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

Beyond Scripting in Swift: Preferences

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Using preference files comes with remarkably little effort when writing them in Swift and Xcode.

March 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

Preference settings: where to find them in macOS Sierra

These have changed little since El Capitan.

October 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

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

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