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Month: April 2018

Making macOS versions more usable

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Support for deep copying of documents, and a tool to preserve versions across iCloud Drive enable you to rely on versions in your work.

April 9, 2018 Macs, Technology

The Second Most Famous Georgian: Niko Pirosmani, 1 Animals

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After Joseph Stalin, this ‘primitive’ painter is the best-known person from the country of Georgia. Here’s a selection of his paintings of animals, and his biography.

April 8, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: The trouble with iCloud Drive

Many pro users are now turning to iCloud Drive to integrate them into their work. How well does it cope? Is it ready for such demanding use?

April 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

Sargent’s Summer with Rosina

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He was 22, just trained, and on a working holiday on Capri. She was 17, and the priest had warned her not to associate with artists. She ignored that advice.

April 7, 2018 General, Life, Painting

The Current Version: fixing macOS versioning

macOS versioning is sophisticated and valuable, but let down by flaws in implementation. Can we fix some of its problems?

April 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Pigment: Indigo the unreliable

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When it was first used as a pigment, this vegetable dye proved reliable and lightfast. Later technique, though, resulting in it fading. Why?

April 6, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Inside iCloud Drive: Optimize Storage, and its bugs

How does the ‘Optimize Storage’ feature work? Indeed, does it work? A look at its confusions and a couple of bugs.

April 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

Ferdinand Hodler, Early Realism, to 1885

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At the start, he was a traditional realist.

April 5, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Inside QuickLook previews with qlmanage

Problems with a document thumbnail or preview? Here’s a neat command tool which can help you diagnose and solve them.

April 5, 2018 Macs, Technology

The Naturalism of Gustave Caillebotte 2

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Works from 1880, in which his style became looser and possibly more Impressionist. Or was he still a Naturalist?

April 4, 2018 General, Life, Painting

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