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Month: August 2021

SilentKnight version 1.16 works fully with Monterey

Recommended for those using Monterey or intending to upgrade, this now checks its security data correctly.

August 19, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Francisco Goya: 9 The dangerous Majas

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His last royal commission before the war with France, and his most important, a macabre scene of cannibalism, and two surprising majas.

August 18, 2021 General, Life, Painting

What else changed in Big Sur 11.5.2 update?

Despite its lack of security release notes, the 11.5.2 update contains new versions of several important security executables, including spctl, sandboxd and syspolicyd.

August 18, 2021 Macs, Technology

Still Life History: Flowers

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Probably the original still life theme, and always a popular one, examples from Fantin-Latour, Bazille, van Gogh, and poignant paintings by Lovis Corinth and Charles Demuth.

August 17, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Retaining access to Big Sur when upgrading your M1 Mac to Monterey

If you want to be able to run versions of Big Sur on your M1 Mac after upgrading to Monterey, now’s the time to start preparing.

August 17, 2021 Macs, Technology

Don Quixote 23: Fighting a goatherd and penitents

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A goatherd’s story leads to an almighty punch-up, which is interrupted by a procession praying for rain. Don Quixote disrupts that, and gets knocked down, apparently dead.

August 16, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 112

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 112. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Choose […]

August 16, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

How colours get hacked by the web

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In the original JPEG image, the yellow and red are clearly distinguishable. By the time they’ve been rendered, they are hard to tell apart. Unless you’re colour-blind.

August 16, 2021 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

To the beach! 2

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From Charles Conder’s Holiday at Mentone, Australia, to Pierre Bonnard on the beach at Arcachon in south-west France, in 1922.

August 15, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Trust Apple

Apple hasn’t trusted us with the knowledge of what’s in macOS 11.5.2 update, but expects us to trust it not to abuse its checks on CSAM.

August 15, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

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