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Year: 2022

Odd Man Out: pastels of Edgar Degas

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Pastel paintings were central to his art, from empty beach landscapes of 1869, through the ballet, to women bathing and dressing in the 1880s, and fantasy landscapes of 1892.

June 24, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Who needs Ventura’s Accessory Security?

Intended to counter hardware exploits, such as the checkm8 exploit of T2 chips and Thunderspy for Thunderbolt 3, this should prove valuable protection.

June 24, 2022 Macs, Technology

Paintings of Paul Signac 10: War

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He almost stopped painting in oils from 1910 until the end of the war. But his few works continued to develop his Neo-Impressionist style.

June 23, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Putting the insomniac Mac to sleep: help is at hand

Discovering why a Mac wakes up when it should be asleep, and quietly flattens its battery overnight, has been almost impossible, until now.

June 23, 2022 Macs, Technology

Sheer Delight 10: Beyond reality with John Singer Sargent

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His most radical watercolours were painted after he closed his portrait studio in 1907, when they cam to transcend reality.

June 22, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Whodunnit? The housekeeper that killed an app

One second, the app was fine. Then it just vanished. There was nothing wrong with that app: it was murdered. Join this game of Cluedo/Clue in macOS.

June 22, 2022 Macs, Technology

Colour Notes 10: Colour-coding gender

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Why are women sometimes shown as having very pale skin? Why did they apply cosmetics to make their faces whiter? Ask the ancient Egyptians.

June 21, 2022 General, Life, Painting

silnite version 7 supports Ventura, M2 Macs, XProtect Remediator and fixes bugs

Extensive checks on security data and settings from the command line. An important update, particularly for macOS 10.15 and later, and Apple silicon Macs.

June 21, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

How helpers are changing in Ventura

Many apps need helpers, usually run as LaunchAgents, LaunchDaemons or LoginItems. After introductory explanation of how these work, this explains how it changes in Ventura.

June 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 1: Romeo and Juliet

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If you remember one Shakespeare play well, it’s Romeo and Juliet, shown here in paintings of the balcony scene, and the couple’s tragic deaths.

June 20, 2022 General, Life, Painting

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