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Month: May 2019

When does Mojave check an app’s signature? The answer isn’t entirely consistent

App signatures are only checked on app first run – it may once have been true, but is no longer accurate. But can you bypass those additional checks? Is this a vulnerability?

May 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

Geese 2: The Goose Girl

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From a strange rustic nude by Millet, in the 1880s and 90s the Goose Girl was a popular motif. Examples from Lhermitte, Bouguereau, and others.

May 12, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Language wars

is Swift somehow superior to Objective-C? Or is it a second-class language for macOS? Do those questions have any meaning at all?

May 12, 2019 Macs, Technology

Geese 1: Farmyards and wetlands

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4500 years of paintings of geese, from Rubens’ flock seen at harvest time, to Gauguin’s complement to his landlady. And some superb paintings of wild geese on the wing.

May 11, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Pratique version 1.0 released to fix document quarantine woes

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First full release version, which conforms to macOS clearance convention, and lets you know which flags it has changed.

May 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

Checking your app’s own signature

How can an app check that nothing has nobbled it? How to use its code signature to perform a simple launch test.

May 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

József Rippl-Rónai 2: Father of modern Hungarian painting

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Around 1905, with his chroma increasing, he developed a new style of applying paint in patches: corn style. This dominated his paintings, given many a distinctive vibrance.

May 10, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Finder security errors opening documents: a summary

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How this occurs, why, and what to do to manage the problem when it affects you. Complete with a visual summary and references.

May 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

József Rippl-Rónai 1: The Hungarian Nabi

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Met other Nabis when in Paris in 1888, but followed his own realist style. Excellent pastellist who retained good levels of chroma, and his paintings never lost depth.

May 9, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Tackling sleep and wake problems

From hardware diagnostics to pmset and resetting the SMC, all you need to know about diagnosing wake and sleep problems.

May 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

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