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Month: July 2020

Should you beta-test Big Sur?

Are you tempted to install the first public beta of macOS 11 Big Sur? Read this before making any decisions. It could save you Mac.

July 9, 2020 Macs, Technology

The Art of Anders Zorn 1: Portraits of success

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A brilliant watercolour painter as a student, he made a success of portraiture in Sweden and London. His early career to 1885.

July 8, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Will macOS protect you from ransomware like ThiefQuest?

Apple has updated XProtect so that it can detect the latest malware, ThiefQuest. Who will it benefit, though?

July 8, 2020 Macs, Technology

Paradise Lost: Book 9 in paintings and illustrations

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The climax: Satan enters the serpent, and tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge. Adam and Eve are undone.

July 7, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Another batch of Universal Apps, and a fixed version of Ulbow

Nine more free apps available as Universal binaries, from Cirrus to xattred.

July 7, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Are cases of Covid-19 growing exponentially in the USA?

Are cases growing exponentially in Florida? What about Texas and California, are they the same?

July 7, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect which may detect ThiefQuest

Apple has pushed an update overnight, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

July 7, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

God of the Week: Eros (Cupid)

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Was a primordial deity, attendant at Aphrodite’s birth, or her son by Ares/Mars? When did he get his bow and arrows? Answered in fine paintings.

July 6, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 54

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 54. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Mac […]

July 6, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Why Big Sur won’t stumble over version numbers

How does Big Sur convince older software that it’s macOS 10.16, but to newly-built app it’s macOS 11.0?

July 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

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