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Month: July 2020

American Landscapes: a celebration 2

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Skyscrapers and human landscapes in New York City, tennis in Rhode Island, and Mardi Gras on Coney Island – and more.

July 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on my Mac: Making the most of technology

What has technology done for us over the last three months of pandemic? A look back with the wisdom of hindsight, and a pub menu.

July 5, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

American Landscapes: a celebration 1

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A celebration for Independence Day, the fourth of July, with a selection of wonderful American landscape paintings.

July 4, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 54

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: I wasn’t […]

July 4, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Protecting yourself against malware

Use the most recent macOS possible, don’t disable protection, beware of links, if you have to live dangerously, use a VM, and remove Flash now. Practical tips for all.

July 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Is this a racist image, or is there a more complex account?

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Isn’t that a horrific example of racism: a white man standing on the head of a Black man? Not when you read the image carefully.

July 3, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Five Universal Apps: ArchiChect, DelightEd, LockRattler, SilentKnight and Ulbow

Running native on both Intel and Apple Silicon hardware, some useful tools to help you work and develop on new hardware and macOS.

July 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Paradise Lost: Book 8 in paintings and illustrations

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In which Adam is warned again not to eat the fruit of the tree of Knowledge, and recalls how Eve was made from his rib.

July 2, 2020 General, Life, Painting

What’s in a number: how Big Sur could break code

If you have scripts or code which check which version of macOS is running, be careful with Big Sur. Is it 11.0 or 10.16?

July 2, 2020 Macs, Technology

Goddess of the Week: Aphrodite (Venus)

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Often an excuse for a classical nude, at least two paintings show her clothed, and many reveal her love affairs.

July 1, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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