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Month: April 2023

How well do USB 3 SSDs work on a Thunderbolt hub?

How well do USB 3.1 Gen 2 SSDs mix with Thunderbolt 3 SSDs when connected to the same Thunderbolt 4 hub?

April 18, 2023 Macs, Technology

Trojan Epics: 8 Achilles returns

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With Greek defeat imminent, Patroclus dons Achilles’ armour and puts the Trojans to rout. He chases them to the city’s gate, where he’s killed by Hector.

April 17, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 199

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 199. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Folder […]

April 17, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

The Finder confuses with wildly inaccurate figures for available space

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Good space management doesn’t bring new emoji, but it makes a big difference when the Finder doesn’t give completely inaccurate figures for Available space. A practical demonstration of its gross errors.

April 17, 2023 Macs, Technology

Painting Pandora’s story 2

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The modified myth of Pandora remained popular well into the 20th century, when it must have seemed even more appropriate with war and pandemic.

April 16, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Finder or loser?

Can we trust the figures the Finder provides for used and available space on a volume? What does it count as purgeable?

April 16, 2023 Macs, Technology

Painting Pandora’s story 1

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The original Greek myth was almost unknown in paintings until the mid-19th century, then, slightly changed, it became one of the most popular myths in paintings.

April 15, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 199

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Folder for arched […]

April 15, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

What is purgeable disk space?

When the Finder works out how much space is available on disk, what does it count as being “purgeable”? The answer may surprise you.

April 15, 2023 Macs, Technology

Hard Reality: Introduction to the development of realism

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The hard road to realism: development and propagation of knowledge, how to apply it in paintings, and its benefit on visual art.

April 14, 2023 General, Life, Painting

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