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Month: November 2022

Painted Stories in Britain 11: John Martin

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A vast canvas with an apocalyptic vision of death and destruction? It must be one of John Martin’s, then. Another distinctive British narrative painter.

November 9, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Disk Utility and Time Machine in Ventura

Has Ventura brought any relief from Disk Utility’s inability to run First Aid on Time Machine’s backups, and what about changes in Time Machine itself?

November 9, 2022 Macs, Technology

Sunrise on Impressionism: 16 Camille Pissarro

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He first suggested the Impressionist exhibitions, co-founded their collective, and wrote their charter. Yet he didn’t achieve commercial success until he was in his sixties.

November 8, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Does Apple maintain APFS in older macOS?

Using version numbers, it’s possible to track changes in critical sub-systems like APFS within macOS. According to those, APFS was updated twice while Catalina was in security-only maintenance. Why?

November 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 24: Much Ado About Nothing

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A comedy involving two couples, both tricked in different ways. One bride faints in church when accused of infidelity. The other couple didn’t know they loved one another until deceived.

November 7, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 176

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 176. Here are my solutions to them. 1: One […]

November 7, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Why is my Mac’s firmware version wrong, and what to do about it?

Why your Mac’s firmware version may not be the latest you expect. What you can do about that, depending on its type.

November 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Painting the Ship of Fools

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An allegory of a flawed democracy by Plato, a fragment of a triptych by Bosch, then two paintings in 1922 and 1930. What is its meaning?

November 6, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Home truths about macOS

True or false? Apple supports macOS for three years. Apple’s security updates are sufficient. New versions of macOS are full of bugs. It’s safer to delay upgrading.

November 6, 2022 Macs, Technology

Fools and jesters in paintings

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A selection of paintings of Yoric (Hamlet), Touchstone, and Shakespeare’s other fools, and a few from others including the great Polish Stańczyk.

November 5, 2022 General, Life, Painting

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