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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

Anarchy in paint: the politics of Neo-Impressionism 2

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Neo-Impressionist and their anarchism from 1890, including Maximilien Luce, Paul Signac, Henri-Edmond Cross and Théo van Rysselberghe.

September 13, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Still a surprise

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If it’s not the date or features of a new version of macOS that come as a surprise, then what is? It’s what birders refer to as jizz, or its feel. What should we look for in Golden Gate?

September 13, 2026 Macs, Technology

Anarchy in paint: the politics of Neo-Impressionism 1

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The close group of Neo-Impressionists were also anarchists. This traces their politics in paintings by Paul Signac and Camille Pissarro, including a portrait of Félix Fénéon, later suspected of bombing a restaurant.

September 12, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 377

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

September 12, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

Which of my apps for macOS Golden Gate?

List of 37 of my free apps that should be compatible with macOS Golden Gate, and will be supported for it, plus 5 command tools.

September 12, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Dennis Miller Bunker, American Impressionist

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Early works from Nantucket and the East Coast, views of Brittany, then finding form and distinctive fine-textured grasses and flowers around Medfield, Massachusetts.

September 11, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Keychain copying, migration and upgrading VMs

In Tahoe and later, using Macs with Secure Enclaves, copying the login keychain between them won’t work. But migration should be successful, and can also be used to create new VMs, such as Golden Gate.

September 11, 2026 Macs, Technology

Painting a good story: Series after 1800

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Stories told in series of separate paintings by Francisco Goya in 1806, Augustus Egg in 1858, Louis Janmot in 34 images around 1850, and Edward Burne-Jones’ ill-fated Perseus Series of 1875-88.

September 10, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Prepare to update or upgrade macOS

Golden Gate, Tahoe 26.7 and Sequoia 15.8 are due to be released on Monday. What preparations should you make to update or upgrade your Mac?

September 10, 2026 Macs, Technology

Brushstrokes: Lovis Corinth’s narratives

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His style evolved from a mildly painterly realism in 1890, steadily loosened in the early 1900s, then broke up into brushstrokes and marks by the early 1920s. But continued to tell stories effectively.

September 9, 2026 General, Life, Painting

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