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Month: July 2020

When the Finder’s arithmetic fails with an error of 139 TB

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Trying to discover the effective size of a snapshot proves baffling, particularly when the Finder claims it’s almost astronomical.

July 13, 2020 Macs, Technology

In the limelight, paintings of the theatre 2: audience

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Paintings of people watching plays, by Daumier, Degas, Renoir, Mary Cassatt, and others.

July 12, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Control-Space

Updating Big Sur can cause the storage required by the system to double in size. Snapshots appear to be the cause. What’s the solution?

July 12, 2020 Macs, Technology

In the limelight, paintings of the theatre 1: players

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Paintings of scenes from plays by Degas, Seurat, Georges Clairin, and others.

July 11, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 55

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

July 11, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

What to do if you find a security problem in macOS

What should you do if you think you’ve found a security vulnerability in macOS, or an app provided by the App Store? Will you get a bounty?

July 11, 2020 Macs, Technology

Face masks, face screens, and breathing

Can face masks cause breathing problems? Why isn’t there good research into cloth face masks? And much more.

July 11, 2020 General, Life, Technology

Painting the end of slavery

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Some artists not only spoke out against slavery and racism, but painted about it. Here’s a small selection of works by Turner, Eakins, Tanner, Biard and Morland.

July 10, 2020 General, Life, Painting

How macOS overrides app behaviour, including quarantine

How apps can opt to set the quarantine flag on files they create, and how macOS can override that to protect you.

July 10, 2020 Macs, Technology

Skying: an introduction to a new series

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From the early landscapes of Rubens and Dutch masters to the surrealist skyscapes of Paul Nash, introducing a history of painting the sky.

July 9, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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