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Quick copying makes Precize 1.1 more efficient

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Adds quick copying to 6 key values, making them much easier and more efficient to paste into other apps, and fixes a bug in Save.

May 29, 2018 Macs, Technology

Precize version 1 is now released, with an improved document window, extensive Help book, and more

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Provides a unique collection of info, including volfs path, inode number, extended attribute and total sizes, Base-64 encoded Bookmark, and more.

May 26, 2018 Macs, Technology

A simpler way to control an app’s Login Item

Want a non-sandboxed app to install itself in Login Items? Here’s a simple way without using a helper app.

May 23, 2018 Macs, Technology

Inspect the deepest details of your files with Precize 1.0b6

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New version integrates Bookmark resolution, preview, etc. and has detailed reporting. Runs on El Cap to High Sierra, HFS+ and APFS.

May 15, 2018 Macs, Technology

Putting a browser window in your app

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Adding a WebKit browser window is straightforward so long as you ignore what Apple tells you.

May 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

APFS, File Reference URLs, inodes and Finder Syncs

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Why wasn’t a Finder Sync extension working properly? What’s the difference between volfs and FileReferenceURLs, and how have they changed in APFS?

May 9, 2018 Macs, Technology

A Swift 4 ‘droplet’ scripting prototype, Dropsy

Want a script app that takes dropped files/folders, does something to them, and saves them? Here’s a simple prototype project which does exactly that. Free to use.

April 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

Accessing Finder aliases in your own code: a walk through alisma’s source

Creating and resolving Finder aliases is straightforward in Swift: here’s how alisma does it.

March 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Preview any file from a macOS Bookmark, and an oddity in Quick Look

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Preciziun can now open documents from their macOS Bookmarks, and preview them in Quick Look.

March 10, 2018 Macs, Technology

Avast and AVG anti-virus are returning false positives

Overnight, many users of Avast and AVG anti-virus protection have discovered that apparently normal apps are being reported […]

February 22, 2018 Macs, Technology

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