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Month: October 2019

Salammbô and Symbolism

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A story of horrific brutality set in Carthage after the First Punic War may not seem ideal for paintings. But at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was.

October 25, 2019 General, Life, Painting

How to check signatures on apps, installers, and packages

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Validating signatures isn’t straightforward. GUI apps are limited, and command tools confusing and prone to user error.

October 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Twentieth Century Vermeer: William McGregor Paxton

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He developed from the style and optics of Vermeer’s paintings, limiting depth of field to develop bokeh. And he painted ‘problem pictures’ too.

October 24, 2019 General, Life, Painting

AirDrop and quarantine flags

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Its very convenient and quick to transfer files between Macs, but also sets the quarantine flag on everything it transfers. This can cause problems.

October 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

Auguste Renoir 3: 1876-80

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Some of his masterpieces: Bal du moulin de la Galette in Montmartre, Luncheon of the Boating Party, and an extraordinary landscape.

October 23, 2019 General, Life, Painting

AirPlay streaming can stop App Store apps from running

Do you ever stream over AirPlay? This weird bug doesn’t appear common, but could be infuriating.

October 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Relocated Items in Catalina

All about this mysterious folder and alias which appear when you upgrade to Catalina. It could contain rubbish, or vital documents.

October 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Orlando Furioso: Enchanted knights and the lecherous hermit

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Ruggiero is beguiled by Alcina, and trapped on her island. His love Bradamante tries to rescue him, through the sorceress Melissa. The old hermit abducts and tried to rape Angelica.

October 22, 2019 General, Life, Painting

What’s this about 10.15 Supplemental Update 2?

In the last day or so, rumours have spread about the appearance of macOS Catalina 10.15 Supplemental Update […]

October 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Catalina crashes non-notarized command tools with a quarantine flag

Do you use third-party command tools? Are you using or planning to use Catalina? This explains how 10.15 changes first run checks on those tools, and their effect on all users.

October 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

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