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Power Management in detail: using pmset

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A command line tool with extensive abilities. It is not actually that hard to use.

January 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple pushes silent security updates

Overnight, Apple has pushed out silent updates to El Capitan and Sierra security protection data. MRT Configuration Data […]

January 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

Preference settings: where to find them in macOS Sierra

These have changed little since El Capitan.

October 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

Silent Sierra night: security settings files in macOS Sierra

Note: this version ceases to be updated from 14 June 2017. A newer version is available here. In […]

September 22, 2016 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

Silent night: El Capitan’s security settings files

Details of the undocumented settings files which Apple may update silently, but control your Mac’s security and other features.

May 4, 2016 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: Restoring windows

Although I have set them not to, applications re-open old windows when I start them. How come?

October 30, 2015 Macs, Technology

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