Identity Manager
November 19, 2019Code Signing with Apple Tools Outside The Keychain We have been working on a project that solves the problem of code signing with Apple tools …
Why We Charge for Upgrades
October 16, 2019Twocanoes Software is a small software company that focuses on macOS software. We make software that does things that some people may not need but …
Apple Ramps Up Fight against Malware with Notarization, Stapling, and Hardening
April 17, 2019Apple recently announced that new Mac developer accounts (and eventually all mac developers) who distribute Mac apps outside the App Store will be required to …
Adding Notarization to Xcode Builds
April 12, 2019macOS 10.14.5 will require notarization for macOS apps to run on a Mac. I had to modify our build scripts in Xcode to add in …
Math in the Shell
March 30, 2019I recently had to update a script that ran in bash that was failing. It was due to the lack of “bc” on the system …
MDS – The Fastest Way To Deploy Macs, Free!
February 20, 2019I sent this letter out to our newsletter list today. Explains a bit what MDS is and why we did it. –tim Hello. This is Tim …
Showing the log and accessing other utilities from the macOS installer
February 10, 2019The macOS installer has gone to a more sleek, black screen. However, sometimes it is helpful to see the installer log and get access to …
Adding a Command Line Tool Helper to a Mac App Store App
January 6, 2019I recently was working on a Mac app to flash an Arduino using the open source project avrdude in my Mac app, and got it …
Boot Camp Changes on T2 Macs
November 15, 2018While investigating support for Winclone for the amazing new T2 Macs (including the new 2018 MacBook Air and 2018 Mac Mini), I discovered that the …
Using larger Windows 10 ISOs with Boot Camp Assistant
November 3, 2018NOTE: THIS UTILITY SHOULD NO LONGER BE NEEDED DUE TO APPLE UPDATING BOOT CAMP ASSISTANT TO USE EXFAT. WE HAVE LEFT THIS ARTICLE AND THE …