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Curious bugs in Help Viewer and Stage Manager

Not only do Help windows work differently on Intel and Apple silicon Macs, but on the latter they can bring Stage Manager to a grinding halt.

January 25, 2023 Macs, Technology

How Stage Manager works in the log

A collaborative effort between WindowManagement, Launch Services, SkyLight and other subsystems, there’s deep integration with Spaces.

January 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

Window controls in Big Sur

Do you know what Shift-dragging the edge of a windows does to it? Or Option-double-clicking an edge? Here’s a summary of the window controls you may have missed.

March 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

Is this the longest-running bug in macOS?

For around 5 years, if not longer, the Finder has suffered from an obvious bug which disrupts the workflow. Will Mojave fix it?

July 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

Bugs in macOS Sierra Finder: window maximise doesn’t

Maximise a List view window in Finder, and it should expand to accommodate the contents. Only sometimes it doesn’t.

November 16, 2016 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Opening new windows where you want them

I would like new windows in apps to open in the lower half of the screen. Can El Capitan do that yet?

December 2, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Restoring windows

Although I have set them not to, applications re-open old windows when I start them. How come?

October 30, 2015 Macs, Technology

IR image of the day: a hot flue

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Even a modern heating system loses heat through the flue.

October 28, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Q&A: Finder queries

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How can I rid my Finder windows of question marks which have accumulated in their toolbar?

July 24, 2015 Macs, Technology
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