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Month: July 2020

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 56

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 56. Here are my solutions to them, in a […]

July 20, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

How to tell Intel code from Universal

How can you tell whether an app on your Mac is a Universal App, or only support Intel processors?

July 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

Silk and canvas: Japan and Europe in painting 2

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Japanese woodblock prints were influenced by European prints, in turn becoming popular with Impressionists, who attracted Japanese artists to study in Paris.

July 19, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Malware detection games

Why hasn’t Gatekeeper data been updated for almost a year, but in 2 weeks we got 3 updates to XProtect? Will Tom ever catch Jerry?

July 19, 2020 Macs, Technology

Silk and canvas: Japan and Europe in painting 1

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From about 1550-1680, European painting influenced that in Japan. During 200 years of later isolation, Westernisation continued more slowly.

July 18, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 56

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: We’ll soon […]

July 18, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

The road ahead with Covid-19 isn’t as swift or simple

How long would it take to bring current high infection rates down low enough to re-open schools? Can this be done with just facemasks?

July 18, 2020 General, Life, Technology

Tuning Apple Silicon will be complex at first

Apple warns that “Rosetta translation applies to an entire process, including all code modules that the process loads dynamically” – here are some implications.

July 18, 2020 Macs, Technology

Is that a mandolin or a lute in that painting?

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What’s the difference between a lute and a mandolin? Was Napoleon responsible for the early loss of popularity of mandolins?

July 17, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Time Machine 16: Reading a normal backup in Catalina using Mints

A detailed walk through the log extract delivered simply by Mints, showing steps in a normal Catalina backup.

July 17, 2020 Macs, Technology

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