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Month: January 2023

Should you use a disk image or a volume?

Disk images originated in the 1960s, and are still valuable tools in modern macOS. They have their limitations, though, and in some cases should be replaced by APFS volumes.

January 7, 2023 Macs, Technology

Reading visual art: 24 Transformation 2

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Transformations of Lycian peasants into frogs, Pygmalion’s statute into Galatea, the pregnant Myrrha, silkworm moths, and autumn.

January 6, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Recovery mode problems and how to solve them

If there’s a problem, you may try Recovery mode. What do you do when that proves to be a problem? Solutions for Intel and Apple silicon Macs.

January 6, 2023 Macs, Technology

Reading visual art: 23 Transformation 1

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Transformations of Chloris into Flora, Daphne into a laurel tree, and Actaeon into a stag which is promptly killed by his own hunting dogs.

January 5, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Lightweight VMs are sparse files, and how to keep them compact

Virtual Machines for lightweight virtualisation on Apple silicon Macs rely on sparse files. Here are tips to ensure they stay small and don’t explode to full size.

January 5, 2023 Macs, Technology

Painted Stories in Britain 18: Towards a history

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A summary history from 1700 to the 20th century, with examples of major paintings, and links to each of the detailed articles in this series.

January 4, 2023 General, Life, Painting

How do you know when macOS detects and remediates malware?

macOS may alert you when you’re trying to open or run a file, with an alert informing you that malware was detected. But what about in scans?

January 4, 2023 Macs, Technology

Sunrise on Impressionism: 22 Claude Monet

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This brisk oil sketch of fog and the rising sun in Monet’s home port of Le Havre lent its name to that for the whole movement.

January 3, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Can you rely on macOS Ventura for malware protection?

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Samples of four malicious software downloaded and run on macOS 13.1. Could it detect and block them effectively? Or do you need 3rd party protection?

January 3, 2023 Macs, Technology

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 29: King John

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The English king who sealed Magna Carta in 1215, this tells of the treachery of his nobles, changing allegiances, and a death from dysentery.

January 2, 2023 General, Life, Painting

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