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Month: June 2018

Hidden caches in macOS: where your private data gets stored

An overview of some potentially sensitive information stored by macOS in unexpected places. Where to look, and what to do about it.

June 26, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed another update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 144, […]

June 26, 2018 Macs, Technology

Plutarch’s Lives in Paint: 4a Themistocles

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The general who saved the Greeks from invasion by Xerxes’ Persians, mainly in the major naval battle of Salamis. But he was later banished, accused of treason.

June 25, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Control your QuickLook cache with Aquiline Check 1.0b2, and Aquiliner for your menubar

Some interface tweaks, and a new menubar app which puts these QuickLook cache controls within easy reach.

June 25, 2018 Macs, Technology

In Hospital: 2, Light

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Transformation in the late 19th century, shown in paintings by van Gogh, John Singer Sargent, and others.

June 24, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Just taking a Quick Look

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QuickLook keeps a cache of document thumbnails and previews which can be a security and privacy risk. Here’s why, and a new tool to help you maintain your privacy.

June 24, 2018 Macs, Technology

In Hospital: 1, Doom

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From providing basic hospitality to those who couldn’t be nursed by their families, hospitals started to change during the Age of Enlightenment. But for many they were still the waiting room for hell.

June 23, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Updates: Precize 1.2, Revisionist 1.1, and KeychainCheck 2.0a4

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Precize has a fix useful for all users. All three gain easier updating, and full support for Mojave’s Dark Mode.

June 23, 2018 Macs, Technology

Pigment: Azurite Blue, the mainstay

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The standard blue pigment for the Renaissance and on, until about 1710, it was used in many Old Masters before disappearing by 1800.

June 22, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Extended attribute editor xattred and iCloud toolkit Cirrus updated

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Improvements for all, but most particularly for full compatibility with Mojave. Have you seen these running in Dark Mode?

June 22, 2018 Macs, Technology

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