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Apple updates security settings in Sierra and El Capitan

In the last couple of days, Apple has pushed out silent updates to the security settings used by […]

October 16, 2016 Macs, Technology

Running repairs: Sierra’s handy tools, from Disk Utility to Storage Management

Sierra sticks with the old favourites like Disk Utility, but still can’t repair permissions or keychains. A new app, Storage Management, has been added.

October 15, 2016 Macs, Technology

LogLogger2: a basic tool to access Sierra’s logs

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Do you want to view your logs in Sierra? Here’s a free tool which does much more than anything else.

October 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Getting Office 2011 and old apps to work fully in Sierra

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A couple of simple tricks to help you use Word 2011 and other old apps with Sierra’s new features and iCloud Drive.

October 12, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Apple burns your boats: the vanishing of OS X

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Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, and Sierra have been free, until the release of the next major version, when they become priceless for some users.

October 10, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: The strangeness of Time Machine, and App Store conflict

Should Time Machine back up on demand, or every hour? Sierra doesn’t seem sure. And how Apple needs to think of users more in the App Store.

October 9, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

(When) should you upgrade to macOS Sierra?

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The dust is settling: should you install Sierra, wait a bit longer, or not at all?

October 8, 2016 Macs, Technology

A Bluetooth storm on the Magic Trackpad 2

A Trackpad which disconnects and reconnects incessantly is diagnosed using a log capture.

October 5, 2016 Macs, Technology

Bugs in the logs: Sierra’s new logs are far from perfect

If you can’t use Console, use the log command in Terminal – except that has some major bugs which will hide log entries from you.

October 4, 2016 Macs, Technology

FlexiTime Machine: how Sierra changes backups

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Backups are no longer made every hour, but their frequency depends on the likely amount needing to be backed up. A hidden if not secret feature.

October 3, 2016 Macs, Technology

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