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macOS and security updates in detail

Major macOS releases from Sierra to Ventura, with full details of each release and security update. Also updates to XProtect, MRT and Gatekeeper.

May 8, 2023 Macs, Technology

M-series Macs

For a systematic compilation of links to articles here about Apple silicon Macs, M1, M2, M3, M4 and […]

January 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Colin Campbell Cooper painting America: 1896-1910

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Trained in the US and Paris, he started painting New York skyscrapers around 1900, the right painter in the right place at the right time.

June 20, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 365

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Half the […]

June 20, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: Memory

How different parts of a Mac acquired their own memory, such as VRAM, and why Apple silicon chips have unified that, and the limitations that brings.

June 20, 2026 Macs, Technology

Great Ladies of Impressionism: Berthe Morisot 1864-73

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She started copying in the Louvre when she was 16, met Corot there, and exhibited regularly at the Salon from 1864-73, and at the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874.

June 19, 2026 General, Life, Painting

What can you do when an app uses too much memory?

Is there a memory leak in that app? How to tell, and what you can do about it. Also notes about rare leaks in kernel zone memory, which can cause kernel panics.

June 19, 2026 Macs, Technology

Brushstrokes: 16th century

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From Dosso Dossi in around 1530, through Titian and Veronese in 1580, brushstrokes became more visible in fabrics, hair, and other passages.

June 18, 2026 General, Life, Painting

SilentKnight 3 second beta adds text and JSON reporting

Adds reporting to both text and JSON files, runs from standard user accounts, and fixes several other issues. For Apple silicon Macs only, macOS 15.6 and later.

June 18, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

In the shadow: Caravaggism

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Chiaroscuro paintings by Lavinia Fontana, Adam Elsheimer, Jusepe de Ribera, Artemisia Gentileschi, Gerard can Honthorst, and Georges de La Tour.

June 17, 2026 General, Life, Painting

What to do with your encrypted HFS+ disks

Have you got any encrypted HFS+ disks you still back up to, or tucked away in storage? Now is the time to plan what to do with them. Here is a guide with practical suggestions.

June 17, 2026 Macs, Technology

Portraits of trees: Nicolas Poussin

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Trees play a major role in many of his paintings, particularly the holm oak. He models variation in colour and texture of bark and other subtle details, to set a high standard.

June 16, 2026 General, Life, Painting

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