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Backing up to network storage: checks and balances

Backing up with Time Machine to a NAS or other network storage is different. Here’s an account of how it creates and handles sparse bundle storage in Ventura 13.2.

February 1, 2023 Macs, Technology

Log literacy: Reducing log entries shown

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How to use Ulbow to find just the log entries you need, using filters and predicates. Bring order to chaos.

January 31, 2023 Macs, Technology

Log literacy: an essential skill for advanced users

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The only place you’re likely to find that crucial piece of information about outgoing connections, bugs or problems is the log. How to get started.

January 28, 2023 Macs, Technology

Ulbow 1.8: a present for Boxing Day

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Fixes a problem exporting log entries in CSV format, and provides information about current log length. Happy Boxing Day!

December 26, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Gaining control over your Mac’s log

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Does your Mac’s log go back far enough to be useful, or is it full of junk? Here’s how to control what takes up space, and a new version of Mints to help.

December 22, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Hunting malware protection in the log

How to hunt key log entries for an unknown process, how you can discover whether XProtect Remediator is scanning your Mac, and how to check its results.

September 1, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: subsystems

Formed using reverse DNS notation, they can now have prefixes and suffixes giving them user and process identities. And how to find a list of them.

August 27, 2022 Macs, Technology

Unified log structure and available data

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How Unified log entries are rich in structured information, which can be displayed selectively and using colours to aid their reading.

August 26, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Software Update and serendipity

I was browsing thousands of log entries from Software Update and its relatives when something caught my eye. Here’s what became of it.

August 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to find full Software Update information

How to discover the version of ‘fallback’ Recovery, Bridge versions of T2 chips, and a whole lot more info about a Mac. And a bonus for Ventura.

August 18, 2022 Macs, Technology

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