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Month: September 2019

Visual Riddles: Summary and contents

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New genres in literature gave the public a taste for different forms of narrative. Here’s a short account of the response in ‘problem pictures’ from Hunt to Collier.

September 30, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 14

How did you get on with this week’s riddles?

September 30, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

Should you trust Disk Utility’s First Aid or fsck?

Third party tools for checking and repairing APFS are still very limited. Is it better to use fsck to check and repair APFS?

September 30, 2019 Macs, Technology

Painting the Distant Past: Charlemagne 2

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Charles knelt at the altar in front of the Pope on Christmas Day 800. When he rose, he was wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Emperor. A surprise perhaps?

September 29, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Hollywood’s lessons

What should we learn from the “mysterious data corruption issue” which struck down Mac Pros used in editing studios?

September 29, 2019 Macs, Technology

Painting the Distant Past: Charlemagne 1

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The Father of Europe, responsible for a renaissance during the Middle Ages, and Holy Roman Emperor – seen in paintings.

September 28, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 14

Three riddles about Macs and computing to tease your mind over the weekend. Solutions published on Monday.

September 28, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

News travels faster than thought

Communication by telegraph and telephone leave no time for reflection or consultation and demand an immediate and often hasty decision (1917).

September 28, 2019 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Pure Landscapes: Alfred Sisley, 1895-99

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They had luck in 1897, when funded to visit Britain. There he painted his swan song – 17 oils of the Welsh coast at Penarth and Langland Bay.

September 27, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Which Recovery Mode?

Don’t just hold Command-R and hope that you’ll install the right version of macOS. Here’s structured decision-making to save you time.

September 27, 2019 Macs, Technology

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