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What is ‘macOS Installer Notification’, and why did I get it?

How did that new folder and bundle appear in the main Library folder on my Mac? And what does it do?

November 9, 2017 Macs, Technology

Customising it all: global defaults in macOS Sierra and High Sierra

Where to find hidden global default settings, and how to change them without paying for a utility like MacPilot.

November 9, 2017 Macs, Technology

See when your Mac starts or wakes up, using Woodpile

New options find and show startup and wake events, and can perform log load analysis on the last 20 days or so of log entries. A unique tool.

November 8, 2017 Macs, Technology

How to prevent zombies

This week, I have been attacked by zombies – half-dead apps which appear to have quit automatically, but […]

November 8, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has just pushed security updates to MRT and XProtect

Apple has just pushed updates to its MRT and XProtect security tools for High Sierra, Sierra, and El […]

November 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Return of the zombie app: is it a feature or bug?

Why would anyone tell the user that an app had quit, but actually leave it hanging around, near-useless, in memory?

November 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Unfinished business

Each year, the last major version of macOS is abandoned, incomplete and still full of bugs. Apple needs to reconsider, and complete the cycle by bringing them to marketable quality before moving on.

November 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

This is what happens when Sierra’s backups become irregular

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When Sierra’s automatic backups stop or become irregular, other functions fail too. Here are some important and more obvious ones. Is this fixed in High Sierra, and does it affect iPhones too?

November 4, 2017 Macs, Technology

macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, Sierra and El Capitan security updates now available (updated)

Apple has just released macOS High Sierra version 10.13.1, together with security updates for Sierra and High Sierra. […]

October 31, 2017 Macs, Technology

Why did my Mac stop making Time Machine backups? An investigation with Woodpile 0.6a1

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This new version lets you select which log file to analyse, and to add custom processes to examine within log files. Lots of power with elegant simplicity.

October 30, 2017 Macs, Technology

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