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Month: November 2020

Paintings of reading and books 3: Tranquil or dangerous

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More women reading, from Dante’s beloved Beatrice to Charlotte Corday, who was psyching herself up with Plutarch’s Lives before murdering Marat in his bath.

November 22, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Backstage heroes

Singing the praises of third-party developers who gave up their summer to work on their products to ensure they let us upgrade to Big Sur.

November 22, 2020 Macs, Technology

Paintings of reading and books 2: Woman reading

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From a naked woman devouring novels, through a class of young Breton girls, to Berthe Morisot’s and Lovis Corinth’s women reading.

November 21, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 74

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

November 21, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

How to move Apple Installers around via AirDrop

AirDrop is very convenient, but sets the quarantine flag, which can break Apple’s installer apps. Here’s how to remove those flags in a couple of minutes.

November 21, 2020 Macs, Technology

Paintings of reading and books 1: Learning and devotion

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Reading and the book in paintings from 1235 to 1849, a period in which they were mainly associated with religious devotion.

November 20, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Upgrading to Big Sur 11.0.1: news from the surgery

If you haven’t upgraded to Big Sur yet but intend doing so early, be reassured: it’s one of the smoothest for years. Full details and a few tips to help.

November 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

Forgotten Pre-Raphaelite Sisters 2

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Five more forgotten women artists with Pre-Raphaelite style, including the prolific and brilliant Kate Bunce, whose work should be much better-known.

November 19, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Getting unnotarized apps out of quarantine

How Catalina and Big Sur handle the first run of apps which have their quarantine flag set. With details of log entries seen in both steps needed for approval.

November 19, 2020 Macs, Technology

The Faerie Queene 14: Cambell and Triamond

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Continuing the stories from the previous book, Spenser adds a sequel to Chaucer’s “Squire’s Tale’ involving Cambell and Triamond.

November 18, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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