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Month: September 2019

Card tricks with TextEdit, and saving files safely to SSD

Some simple card tricks using TextEdit files demonstrate that most current apps don’t use new features in APFS. But they’re still safe and efficient.

September 12, 2019 Macs, Technology

Cirrus 1.8 restores full function in Catalina betas

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Fixes paths to iCloud Drive in Catalina, by returning them to the original values. Recommended for all running 10.15 now or in the next couple of months.

September 11, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Scrub Support

This page is for your support questions and comments on my free tool Scrub. Full details, current versions, […]

September 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

Visual Riddles: Collier’s controversies

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John Collier’s latest ‘problem picture’ became the most popular event in the Royal Academy’s annual exhibition.

September 11, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Preparing to upgrade to Catalina

Coming in just a few weeks now, if you’re going to upgrade early to Catalina, now’s the time to start preparing with these tips.

September 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

Work in Progress: John Singer Sargent ‘Simplon Pass: The Tease’

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It’s just water, pigment, a little binder and paper. What’s so difficult in painting a brilliant watercolour? Sargent shows us how to do it.

September 10, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Don’t try reverting a T2 to older firmware

If you’ve been running pre-release firmware on your Mac’s T2 chip, trying to revert to a release version could brick it.

September 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

The Divine Comedy: Paradise 5 Into the Empyrean

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In which Dante passes through the realm of fixed stars, then the Primum Mobile, which is the origin of time, and finally the mind of God in the Empyrean. One last Blake too.

September 9, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 11

How well did you do this week?

September 9, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

How to recognise properly-notarized apps with Taccy 1.3

How can you tell whether a notarized app has been hardened, which Apple claims makes it more secure?

September 9, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

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