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Month: January 2016

Q&A: Google Earth in every Finder window

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The Google Earth icon has appeared in the toolbar of every Finder window. How did that happen?

January 3, 2016 Macs, Technology

Vanished French Impressionists, 1: Introduction

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Only 7 of the 30 who exhibited at the First Impressionist Exhibition of 1874 achieved fame. What happened to the rest?

January 3, 2016 General, Painting

El Capitan 10.11.2 – drag and drop bug

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Once it has started, all attempts to drag and drop in apps will fail with the same error message.

January 3, 2016 Macs, Technology

Painting outdoors in oils: a brief summary history

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It is hard to be sure when oil painting outdoors first started, but the oldest such paintings date from before 1700.

January 3, 2016 General, Painting, Technology

Q&A: I’d love the definition of a Retina display, but isn’t it slow?

Would Finale or other apps suffer a big performance hit when running on a Retina 5K display?

January 2, 2016 Macs, Technology

Reflections in art: 6 – How we paint from the brain

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Understanding the mental processes involved in painting is vital to understanding how reflections could go wrong.

January 2, 2016 General, Painting, Technology

Apple’s 27″ Retina 5K iMac display: small quirks, gorgeous image

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If you haven’t seen or used Apple’s 27″ Retina 5K display, you ought to. It’s the best display that I have used.

January 2, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

The forecast for 2016

What could happen next year, if you keep your tongue in your cheek…

January 1, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Shame on you, Smithsonian: paint tubes did not determine Impressionism

Did the Impressionists invent plein air painting? And was Impressionism dependent on the supply of oil paints in tubes?

January 1, 2016 General, Painting, Technology

Backing up your laptop: Time Machine local snapshots

Is it a good idea to let your laptop back itself up to its startup drive?

January 1, 2016 Macs, Technology

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