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How Rosetta complicates call chains on M1 Macs

Two basic rules: M1 Macs run Arm-native code when it’s available, but won’t mix ARM-native and Intel code in the same process. Here are the details.

January 27, 2021 Macs, Technology

Using Finder aliases from the command line with alisma, a new Universal binary

How can you create and resolve Finder Aliases at the command line? And two further utilities you may find helpful for working with Aliases.

September 1, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Are you ever likely to use Terminal in Catalina?

Do you know how to customise the zsh shell now standard in Catalina? Here’s an excellent book which covers it in detail – and curious choice in 10.15.

November 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

It’s time to test your scripts against Catalina’s path changes

The new read-only system volume changes a lot of paths on which scripts and apps rely. Here’s some experience in fixing the problems that result.

August 21, 2019 Macs, Technology

Mojave’s privacy protection, command tools, and scripts

How can third-party command tools access files under Mojave’s new privacy protection? Isn’t this going to be a nightmare?

August 28, 2018 Macs, Technology

Mojave’s privacy protection and command tools: a collision in which the user is the loser

Apple has shown a way ahead for full apps to access private data in Mojave, but has been curiously silent with respect to command tools. How will they cope?

August 14, 2018 Macs, Technology

Accessing Finder aliases from the command line: alisma

Create a Finder alias from the command line, and resolve them to full paths – a new free command tool, with source.

March 14, 2018 Macs, Technology

Writing LogLogger2 in AppleScript: dialog and advanced shell scripting

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Writing advanced dialog code and building a friendly front-end for a complicated command tool, in AppleScript.

October 14, 2016 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Terminal command undo

How can I undo Terminal commands?

August 29, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Not a sudoer

How can I use the sudo command from a non-admin user account?

August 12, 2015 Macs, Technology
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