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Month: August 2018

Revisionist notarized

A new release which is notarized for added security, particularly in Mojave.

August 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Running apps with Mojave’s privacy protection

A clear guide to the complexities of privacy protection in Mojave – written for the user rather than the developer. Also free PDF version for download.

August 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 150, […]

August 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

Plutarch’s Lives in Paint: 9a Alcibiades

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One of the most colourful statesmen in classical history. A reckless love life with both men and women, and a general of Athens, who changed sides to help the Spartans and the Persians.

August 6, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Natural language processing in Mojave: Nalaprop gets neater and notarized

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A neater interface with its own app icon at last, and notarized for your better protection.

August 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

Mojave’s privacy protection can be thoroughly confusing

When the user wants to access protected data using an app which doesn’t have the entitlement, the result is at best confusing, and could end up with a crash.

August 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

Alexandre Cabanel and his pupils: the pupils

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Eight of Cabanel’s most precocious and brilliant pupils. Only one won the Prix de Rome, and the others went on to develop Naturalist art. Was Cabanel the father of this new movement?

August 5, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Internet search isn’t fit for purpose

Search is getting worse: only 2 good hits in the first 15. The time has come for independent benchmarks to provide Google and others with consumer-oriented targets.

August 5, 2018 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Alexandre Cabanel and his pupils: the master

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A precocious painter who was a favourite of Napoleon III, he taught at the École des Beaux-Arts for 25 years. Many of his students became Naturalists. Coincidence? Here’s his story and work.

August 4, 2018 General, Life, Painting

How to check that a file really is a faithful copy: Take 2, archives

Comparing the contents of archive files, such as .sit(x) and .zip archives, can be simple, but quickly gets more complex.

August 4, 2018 Macs, Technology

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