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Month: January 2016

Vanished French Impressionists, 10: why are they forgotten?

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An overview of an extraordinary art exhibition, and its 30 contributors.

January 23, 2016 General, Painting

I wonder if you can help me: Q&A on Q&A

How to get free, personal advice and solve your Mac problems.

January 23, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Vanished French Impressionists, 9: Ottin, Ottin, Robert, Rouart

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An established sculptor, a maker of stained glass, one who has truly vanished, and a successful industrialist and patron.

January 22, 2016 General, Painting

Japonism(e) and Ukiyo-e

Japanese woodblock prints are usually termed ukiyo-e, but ukiyo originally meant ‘this world of sorrow and grief’. How did they get their name?

January 22, 2016 General, Language, Painting

Permissions: the heart of access control

How to inspect and change them, in the Finder and the command line.

January 22, 2016 Macs, Technology

Every picture tells a story: narrative paintings

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Painting is one of the oldest and most widely-accessible media for narrative. But narrative painting is also one of the least studied.

January 21, 2016 General, Language, Painting

Apple, Secret Squirrels, and updates

What is Apple’s dark secret about OS X 10.11.3? Or was it just a failure in documentation?

January 21, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Adobe Flash Player update 20.0.0.286

Amazingly, Adobe is still updating its venerable Flash Player: version 20.0.0.286 is now available from here, and promises […]

January 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

So what was all OS X 10.11.3 about? The real list of updates

The update was over 600 MB: here is a fuller list of what it actually updated.

January 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

Structure in narrative (non-fiction) text

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Most narrative is synchronous, structured by the march of time. There are exceptions, though.

January 20, 2016 General, Language, Macs, Technology

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