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What’s that file then? How to identify unknown file types

You’re checking through old files. How can you tell which file type they are when you don’t recognise the extension, or they don’t even have that to help?

September 21, 2019 Macs, Technology

What are those Us? A journey with UTIutility version 1.0

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What’s a UUID, and a UTI? What can you learn from each, and where can you look them up? Important info about these, and a new release of a tool to help.

May 30, 2019 Macs, Technology

Finder icons and QuickLook: friends or enemies?

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Icons are a fundamental part of a graphical interface, and convey valuable information. Although QuickLook thumbnails can enhance, they can also conflict unless carefully thought out.

May 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

Finding and converting legacy media 1: still images

Later this year, in macOS 10.15, one of the media types which will become unsupported is JPEG 2000 still images. Here’s how to find and convert your old images.

March 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Clipping files: copying through the Finder

All about textClipping and pictClipping files: what they are, and how to access the data within them.

March 5, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why can’t I open that document? Troubleshooting LaunchServices

You try to open a document – in this case, one of Firefox’s bookmarks – and nothing happens. What could be wrong? It turns out it’s a bug, of course. But where?

January 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Missing types of files: the bug in UTIs

An old bug in UTIs can cause problems for apps, and may even crash them. The issue is that macOS can’t always tell what type of object certain ‘files’ are.

January 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Bailiff (iCloud), Taccy (privacy access) and UTIutility (UTIs) are notarized

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Each now built with the latest version of Xcode, and notarized for your added security. Recommended for Mojave users in particular.

November 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Open a document: how it works, and where it can go wrong, 3: Launch

Last of 3 articles explains how macOS selects and starts the app with which to open a document which you double-clicked/tapped.

July 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Open a document: how it works, and where it can go wrong, 2: Security check

Second of 3 articles explains how macOS puts documents through its security checks before opening them.

July 11, 2018 Macs, Technology

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