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Month: January 2016

Better than the web: The Economist Pocket World in Figures, 2016 edition

There’s more to the world than just numbers, but you will find most of those numbers in here.

January 16, 2016 General, Language, Life, Technology

Wikipedia: happy birthday!

Thank you, Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger, and the many who have given their time and effort to this Wonder of the Web.

January 15, 2016 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Storyspace 3: timelines, outlines, and linked windows

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Using the Timeline view and multiple windows to enrich the reader’s experience.

January 15, 2016 General, Language, Macs, Painting, Technology

El Capitan: saving too much energy?

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The Energy Saver pane is now such a mess that even Apple does not know how it should appear, or function.

January 15, 2016 Macs, Technology

IoT: not the cosy Nest that you expected

A Nest Thermostat could save you a lot on your bills – by not working at all, thanks to a recent software update.

January 14, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Visible brushstrokes: 9. A tentative history at last

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We still associate brushmarks with sketchiness, speed of painting, spontaneity, bravura, and panache – and smooth paint surfaces, assembled from multiple layers and glazes, as being heartless mechanical essays in technique.

January 14, 2016 General, Painting

Macs, mains power, and mortality

It is easy to forget what mains power does to humans. Here are some reminders about how to stay alive despite electricity.

January 14, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Storyspace 3: More on references

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Unravelling References attributes, and making backlinks easily.

January 13, 2016 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Macs, hum, and unintended aerials

Getting rid of audio hum can seem mystifying and frustrating. Here are some tips.

January 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Vanished French Impressionists, 6: Armand Guillaumin

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An innovator and major influence in the Impressionist movement, he seems to have been judged on his poorer works, not these, his best paintings.

January 13, 2016 General, Painting

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