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Month: May 2017

When should you re-install macOS?

Why re-installing macOS is seldom a good choice to fix a problem, and what better alternatives there are.

May 6, 2017 Macs, Technology

Objective-See updates TaskExplorer to 1.6.0

TaskExplorer 1.5.0 can, on some macOS Sierra systems, prove unstable, resulting in crashes or freezes. Objective-See has just […]

May 6, 2017 Macs, Technology

Malware: OSX/Dok isn’t done yet

The recent appearance of new malware affecting macOS, in two variants of OSX/Dok, seemed to be under control. […]

May 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

Jean-François Millet: Ploughing a lonely furrow 1861-1868

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As the social message in his paintings faded, so they became brighter, and more appealing. Then he painted Ceres and dandelions…

May 5, 2017 General, Painting

My Pointer/Cursor Keeps Disappearing: what can I do?

This is a common problem. You’re in the middle of something, and the pointer (or cursor) goes into […]

May 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

DispatchRider into second alpha, with saved activities and more

New release lets you save and re-open activity configurations in simple plist files, and fixes a couple of annoying bugs.

May 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

Two ways to run background tasks: comparing launchd and GCD

Background activities scheduled by third-party software currently use launchd, and run the risk of affecting the user. Would GCD be a better choice of dispatcher?

May 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

Edvard Munch: The Frieze of Life 1, Berlin, 1895

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Each of the paintings exhibited by Munch in 1895 tells a part of his story of ‘the life of the soul’, of love between man and woman. And of Munch’s own life.

May 4, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Removing all your old backups: a tortuous tale of permissions and links

It’s tempting just to put the folder in the Trash. But this could be a quick way to acquire a more complex problem.

May 4, 2017 Macs, Technology

More new Mac malware expected soon: OSX.Snake?

Spring is obviously the season for the detection of new malware affecting macOS and OS X users. This […]

May 3, 2017 Macs, Technology

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