Completely rewritten using SwiftUI, this now excludes macOS updates from those it downloads and installs, and caters better for Apple silicon Macs running Sequoia and later. Please give it a try and comment.
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Double-clicking a document to open it in its editor is quintessentially Mac, yet for the last nearly 7 years it could result in a bizarre dialog and refusal. Does any of this make sense?
Preview commonly refuses to open PDF documents. This explains why, and how you can work around its bizarre errors and warnings.
Apple has released its regular weekly update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
How to investigate an app that crashes when starting up, using log entries. Includes detailed instructions for one of the simplest adventures in the log, and a summary of code signature errors.
When an app can only run for a moment, it might seem hard to work out why it crashes. Here are useful clues from the crash log and elsewhere to help you get the app running properly.
Apple has released its regular weekly update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
When you need to check what’s in a potential phishing email, run a locked-down virtual machine for safety, as explained here.
Apple has released its regular weekly update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
Apple has released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5344. Version […]
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