When something has gone wrong, if you don’t know what to look for in the log, nor when it happened, the log is hostile. It also leaves important entries without the user being aware of them. Here are ideas of how those could be improved.
Woodpile
A log browser with charts? How frequency charts of log entries, separated by subsystem, can make your log even more accessible.
This page is for your support questions and comments on my free utilities Consolation, RouteMap, Whither, Woodpile, MakeLogarchive, […]
What do you want from a log browser? Which do you use for the unified log (Sierra and later), or have you given the log up as no longer useful?
If you’re already using the developer preview of Mojave, or considering being one of the public beta-testers, here’s detailed information about compatibility of all my apps and tools.
So you think you know about iCloud Keychain? A careful exploration turns up some surprises, and suggests some good rules for troubleshooting.
New updates to these apps fix crashing bugs when using styled log display, or converting log excerpts to CSV (Consolation).
If you have been trying to open Woodpile, but it has crashed each time, this update should allow it to run properly.
How many keychains does your Mac have? The answer is surprisingly elusive, and neither Keychain Access nor the security command tell the truth.
Overview of the features of all available tools for working with keychains – including one running on Windows!
The Eclectic Light Company 