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Month: January 2021

Paintings in a Country Churchyard 2

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Churchyards and graveyards in the darker side of French history, in Egypt, and in deep countryside by the fjords of Norway.

January 31, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Finding not hiding

Fifteen years ago, when we first got Spotlight search, we were more concerned with finding our documents rather than preventing others from reading their contents. Why?

January 31, 2021 Macs, Technology

Paintings in a Country Churchyard 1

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Churchyards and graveyards in the art of William Hogarth, Caspar David Friedrich, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Louis Welden Hawkins, and others.

January 30, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 84

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

January 30, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Why your laptop Mac may not be recharging

Charging policy has changed recently for batteries in Apple’s laptops, and iOS/iPadOS devices. Your battery might also be too warm. How to check and what to do.

January 30, 2021 Macs, Technology

Léon Bakst, artist to the Ballets Russes

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Trained in St Petersburg, he spent much of his career in Paris, where he designed stage sets and costumes for the Ballets Russes. But there was more to his art.

January 29, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Spotlight on search: Search and you might be lucky

Details the contents of files which are built into Spotlight’s index, its reliance on keys, how apps can perform Spotlight searches, and the three bundled tools for users.

January 29, 2021 Macs, Technology

Painting within Tent: Icefast on the coast of Greenland

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Perhaps the one and only expedition sponsored by an art collector, William Bradford sailed to Greenland in 1869, and based the rest of career on its images.

January 28, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Spotlight on search: How Spotlight works

Almost 16 years old, many think it has grown steadily worse. It has faced new challenges such as iCloud, privacy, and APFS backups. Here’s how it works, and how to get the most from it.

January 28, 2021 Macs, Technology

The Faerie Queene 23: The healing hermit, and Turpine corrected

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A woodsman rescues Calepine and Serena, Calepine rescues a baby from a bear then gives him away. Serena is helped by Prince Arthur, and Turpine is defeated.

January 27, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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