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UTIutility Support

This page is for your support questions and comments on my free app UTIutility, a live reference on […]

May 27, 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

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, 1: identification

How does macOS open the document that you double-click/tap? First of 3 parts explaining what should happen and where it can go wrong.

July 9, 2018 Macs, Technology

UTIutility 1.0b2 now looks even deeper into UTIs and file type designators

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Additional information is now shown for UTIs, it has its own custom app icon, and works wonderfully in Dark Mode.

July 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Identifying file types: UTIs, filename extensions, and another free app

What to do when you need to use Uniform Type Identifiers, only to discover that Apple’s reference manual hasn’t been updated for nearly 9 years: write an app!

July 5, 2018 Macs, Technology

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