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Month: November 2017

Last Week on My Mac: The extent of APFS’s problems

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What happens next with Apple’s new file system is a strong indicator of its commitment to the Mac as a computer platform. Copy-on-write is the issue.

November 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

Coast: Strangeness on the strand

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Racing sandyachts 500 years ago, Punch and Judy shows, the painter who inspired Pissarro, and a firing squad: not what you’d expect on the beach.

November 18, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Woodpile does it with style, filters, and preferences

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Styles let you see the log fields you want, with colour; filters are instant search tools; those and custom processes now have a Preferences sheet.

November 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 58 – The Midas touch and ears

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Two delightful and gently humorous stories, with superb paintings by Domenichino, Poussin, de Clerck (a real jewel), and Émile Lévy.

November 17, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Is High Sierra dual-bootable?

A post-mortem analysis on attempts to make my iMac dual-boot between Sierra and High Sierra. Can it be done in safety?

November 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

Coast: The spectacle of Vesuvius, 2

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JMW Turner and John Martin painted apocalyptic visions, but others like JC Dahl and O Achenbach opted for the less spectacular.

November 16, 2017 General, Life, Painting

New and improved Consolation 3: rearranged window and more

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Changes made to preferences are now reflected immediately in all windows. Also ported to Swift 4.0 and built in Xcode 9.1.

November 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

Coast: The spectacle of Vesuvius, 1

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Land, sea, air, and the spectacular sight of a volcano erupting. With paintings by Marlow, Joseph Wright of Derby, and Lusieri.

November 15, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Undead apps, and opting out of App Nap

Four versions of the same app to demonstrate different app states in Sierra and High Sierra, and how your apps can join the undead.

November 15, 2017 Macs, Technology

Telling Modern Stories: the narrative painting of Benjamin West, 1

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From very humble beginnings in the British colonies in America, he rose to become a leading history painter, friend and painter to the King, and President of the Royal Academy. How?

November 14, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

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