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Month: August 2020

macOS version numbering isn’t so simple

If you’re running an interpreted/JIT language, Big Sur could return that it’s either 10.16 or 11.0, depending on the version of the environment.

August 13, 2020 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS Catalina 10.15.6 Supplemental Update

As expected, Apple has just released macOS Catalina 10.15.6 Supplemental Update, which it claims fixes the memory leak […]

August 12, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Skying 5: When near Rome

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A selection of sky-rich oil sketches made in the Roman Campagna during the first half of the 19th century.

August 12, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Metamer version 1.1 is now a Universal App

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Lightweight metadata editor now runs native on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

August 12, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

How a kernel zone memory leak can panic macOS

When a kernel extension wants some memory, it calls for an allocation from a Mach zone. This explains how a memory leak in those zones can result in a kernel panic.

August 12, 2020 Macs, Technology

The Art of Anders Zorn 6: Presidents and Saunas

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A portrait of Grover Cleveland, who had until recently President of the USA, an impudent nude, and girls frolicking in the sauna.

August 11, 2020 General, Life, Painting

PermissionScanner version 1.8 is now a Universal App

Now runs native on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. With a comparison of results between 10.15 and 11.0.

August 11, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading a Panic Log in Catalina

Your Mac starts up after kernel panic, and shows mystifying details about that panic. Here’s how to get the most out of that information.

August 11, 2020 Macs, Technology

God of the Week: Zeus (Jupiter)

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Many myths concern his endless adulterous rapes of mortals and subsequent pregnancies, but there’s also Philemon and Baucis.

August 10, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 59

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 59. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Above […]

August 10, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

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