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Month: October 2016

Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema: the woman’s world

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Specialising in Dutch domestic scenes in the 17th century, she explored reflections, and was assiduous in authenticity of details.

October 31, 2016 General, Painting

Chimes past: a swan song for the startup chime

The bong has gone, without a bang or even a whimper. Why are the latest Macs mute?

October 31, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Alma-Tadema at Fries Museum, the Netherlands, and in Vienna, and London

Where to see many of his paintings: an exhibition running now.

October 30, 2016 General, Life, Painting

A portrait of revenge: hell hath no fury like a painter scorned

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What does a painter do when the person who commissioned their portrait won’t pay, and demands the painting be withdrawn from show?

October 30, 2016 General, Life, Painting

Entering Recovery Mode in macOS Sierra: you may need a wired keyboard

Know how to enter Recovery mode in Sierra? It might not work now if you’re using a wireless keyboard.

October 30, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: should Apple give up and go Windows?

So much for an iMac and Sierra as a working platform.

October 30, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Anna Alma-Tadema: An eye for detail

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A precocious painter of detail, her style appears to have undergone radical change by about 1900.

October 29, 2016 General, Painting

App Store chaos + Power Coma + Time Machine blackout = Friday

When it rains, it always pours catfish. And most of the falling fish came courtesy of the App Store.

October 29, 2016 Macs, Technology

It’s about the interface, not the technology

A whole Mac event devoted to a tiddly little Touch Bar? Has Apple lost its senses? Maybe not.

October 28, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Anna Lea Merritt: Art locked out

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Known now from a single painting, she had a long, prolific, and successful career.

October 28, 2016 General, Painting

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