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Month: January 2022

How macOS manages many processes on M1 cores

Results from running 10-70 identical compute-intensive processes on M1 chips shows the differences in strategy between background and high priority settings.

January 12, 2022 Macs, Technology

Art and Science: 4 The struggle with yellow

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Yellow ochre, orpiment, Naples yellow, lead-tin yellow, Indian yellow, chrome yellow, and cadmium yellow – most toxic or at least harmful to someone.

January 11, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Ruby text in Pages

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A valuable feature for many Pages users, it’s carefully hidden from anyone who doesn’t normally use Japanese, Chinese or Korean.

January 11, 2022 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Don Quixote 41: Flying a wooden horse

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Don Quixote agrees to fly on a magic wooden horse on a mission to rid the duennas of their beards, but his squire is more reluctant. All most amusing for the Duke and Duchess.

January 10, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 133

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 133. Here are my solutions to them. 1: The […]

January 10, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Inside iCloud+ Private Relay: can it be trusted?

Apple’s Private Relay service isn’t a full VPN, but is designed to ensure that no one knows both your IP address and the sites you connect to. Is it a good choice?

January 10, 2022 Macs, Technology

The Thread of Time in paintings 2: Threads

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Paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby, William Dyce, Walter Crane, JW Waterhouse, Velázquez and others with allusions to the thread of time.

January 9, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Has Time Machine slowed?

Since Catalina, reports of Time Machine backups slowing to a crawl have become common, but the reasons are unclear. It’s time for Apple to inform us.

January 9, 2022 Macs, Technology

The Thread of Time in paintings 1: The Fates

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Painting time as a concept is very difficult. Once solution is to show the Fates, as depicted by Rubens, Goya, Burne-Jones, Jacek Malczewski and others.

January 8, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 133

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: The period allotted […]

January 8, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

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