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Month: August 2017

The Post-Impressionist History Painter: Francisco Pradilla Ortiz

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A brilliant Spanish master, who painted the early history of the Spanish nation, fine watercolours, and daring oil sketches.

August 31, 2017 General, Painting

How to tell whether a problem is in your Home folder

Many problems result from settings within your user account, or in your Home folder. Creating a new user helps you work out where the problem lies, and can work around the problem itself.

August 31, 2017 Macs, Technology

Coast: When the boat comes in – 2, Landing the catch

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More paintings of fishing boats and fish markets on the coast, by Turner, Bonington, Monet, Zorn, Sorolla, Signac, and Paul Nash.

August 30, 2017 General, Life, Painting

What to do when a macOS update goes wrong

Just when you thought it was safe to update, everything goes terribly wrong. Before you lob your Mac out of the window, try these.

August 30, 2017 Macs, Technology

Coast: When the boat comes in – 1, Under way

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Painting fishing vessels under way on the coast is a challenge in the finest of weather. Here are some of the best of Turner, Friedrich, Monet, and Lepic.

August 29, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Startup and shutdown key combinations for macOS Sierra

Safe mode, or Recovery? Which type of Recovery? How to engage all those useful modes at startup, and when shutting down.

August 29, 2017 Macs, Technology

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 40 Daedalus and Icarus

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The popular story told concisely by Ovid, and painted brilliantly by van Dyck, Leighton, Rubens, Brueghel, and others.

August 28, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Reliability of macOS Sierra: diagnostics

As macOS gets more complex, diagnostic and control tools provided by Apple have become less accessible. This makes macOS harder to diagnose and support.

August 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

Painting pure colour: a short history of pastels 2

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More superb pastel paintings from Vigée Le Brun, Eva Gonzalès, Manet, Helleu, and Odilon Redon bring us to the 20th century.

August 27, 2017 General, Painting, Technology

Last Week Off My Mac: Taking a break

Everyone needs to get away from it all, but you may not realise just how badly you need a break until you are taking time out.

August 27, 2017 General, Life, Macs, Technology

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