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Month: March 2021

How to update your Mac’s firmware

iMac17,1 and other Mac models which don’t update their firmware properly can be brought fully up to date. What’s more, Apple Support is now reluctantly sorting this out those who persist with them.

March 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

The Last History Painter: In memoriam Jean-Paul Laurens 1

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He was probably the last traditional history painter in Europe. This selection of his works is accompanied by full explanations of the history behind each.

March 22, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 91

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 91. Here are my solutions to them. 1: I […]

March 22, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Time Machine to APFS: Backup structure and access

Unlike HFS+ backups, those on APFS volumes look different depending on how you try to access them. What you see in the Finder is an illusion not available to other apps.

March 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Gloves in paintings: 2 Fashion

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Gloves have long been objects of fashion: paintings from Fantin-Latour’s portrait of Manet to Khnopff’s mysterious symbolism.

March 21, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Whatever happened to Exposure Notifications?

Last April, Apple and Google surprised the world by collaborating on features to turn our smartphones into contact tracing systems. How did that work out then?

March 21, 2021 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Gloves in paintings: 1 Meaning

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Like eyes and the rest of the face, hands are most usually seen uncovered in figurative paintings. These paintings show gloved hands which have special purposes and meaning.

March 20, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 91

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

March 20, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

To fly (un)like a bird with JSON and a drone

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Time to take to the air with a Parrot ANAFI drone. Early experiences, sample video and images. Why use a flight simulator when you can fly (un)like a bird?

March 20, 2021 General, Life, Macs, Technology

The gold-digger who painted Australia: 2 From the sublime to the distressed

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Superb, finely detailed views of Australia and New Zealand from its foremost landscape painter of the late 19th century.

March 19, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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