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Month: September 2017

Consolation 2 & 3, and RunConsolation: new versions should run on High Sierra

This free log browser for Sierra should now be fully compatible with High Sierra.

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

KeychainCheck 1.3: new version should run on Sierra, and High Sierra

Checks basic settings and function in your keychains. Now runs on El Capitan, Sierra, or High Sierra.

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 3.5: new version should run on Sierra, and High Sierra

Check security system updates and more – now on El Capitan, Sierra, or High Sierra.

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

Turner, painted propaganda, and the birth of Modern Europe

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‘The Opening of the Wallhalla’ is not a scene from Nordic myth. Here’s how Hermann the German got his (incorrect) name, and how nationalism tried to create a modern myth.

September 19, 2017 General, Life, Painting

News feeds for this blog: getting less eclectic

URLs for all the news feeds available for this site – and a model for all WordPress.com blogs.

September 19, 2017 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Self-starting Macs, startup chimes, and other secrets of NVRAM

How to control whether your 2016 MacBook Pro sounds a startup-chime or start up when you open its case, why you can’t unmute a 2017 iMac, and how High Sierra changes your NVRAM.

September 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

Edgar Degas: Dancers 2, Lessons and rehearsal

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These fascinating works are little appreciated. Here are some clues as to their readings, including some links to contemporary novels about the dark side of the ballet – and more.

September 18, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Beyond Scripting in Swift: When xattrs are not like files

NSDocument is based on the data stored in the data fork of a file. Could it be modified to work with xattrs instead? And dipping my toes into NSTableView.

September 18, 2017 Macs, Technology, xattr

High Sierra: Should you reformat your startup disk now?

More decisions about how to prepare to install the release version of High Sierra. Would it help to reformat your boot disk?

September 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

WordPress.com -> Twitter sharing has broken (updated)

Overnight, since 16 September 2017, the Sharing feature in WordPress.com blogs appears to have become broken. Previously, tweets […]

September 17, 2017 General, Life, Macs, Technology

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