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Checking and downloading updates automatically in Swift

Source code workthrough of one method of checking for and automatically downloading updates to an app, in Swift 5 for macOS 10.11-10.14.

June 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

A complete guide to the free software available here: the Menu

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A complete structured guide to all the free utilities available from here, with links to product pages.

June 4, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 167, dated […]

June 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

Revisionist version 1.3 has major improvements

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Includes improved text view functionality, integrity checks, and automatic checking and downloading of updates.

June 3, 2019 Macs, Technology

Making it easier to keep my utilities up to date

Introducing a new system for each of my apps to check whether an update is available, and downloading that for you.

June 3, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple updates AirPort Base Station Firmware to 7.9.1

Apple has updated its AirPort Base Station firmware to version 7.9.1. If you still use an AirPort Extreme […]

May 31, 2019 Macs, Technology

Precize version 1.8 now available

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A minor but worthwhile upgrade to this utility which provides bookmarks and aliases, reveals inode numbers, and much more.

May 30, 2019 Macs, Technology

Signet release 1.0: Check app signatures in bulk

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Crawls selected folders checking all app signatures. Reports all signatures which have problems, including unsigned apps.

May 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Taccy release 1.0: Unscramble privacy protection problems

Checks the entitlements and settings of apps for accessing private data in Mojave, with a custom log browser to help diagnose problems.

May 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Cirrus version 1.4 has significant improvements

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Recommended for improved functions in its text views, integrity checking each time it opens, and direct link to its product page in the Help menu.

May 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

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