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Month: August 2023

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 216

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 216. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Pictograms […]

August 14, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

How to prepare your Mac for service or repair

Do you need to back it up when the problem is minor? Should you erase its internal storage? Anything else you need to do?

August 14, 2023 Macs, Technology

In Memoriam Gerard David who died 500 years ago 2

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An exquisite miniature, the Virgin among a group of virgin saints, the Madonna and Child with Milk Soup, the Mystic Marriage of St Catherine, and more.

August 13, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Alerts and traffic signs

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We’re swimming upstream in a raging torrent of alerts and notifications. Rather than clicking through everything, macOS should lead by example and do what we did with traffic signs.

August 13, 2023 Macs, Technology

In Memoriam Gerard David who died 500 years ago 1

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Born in what’s now the Netherlands, he trained in Italy. Soon after his return to northern Europe he settled in Bruges.

August 12, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 216

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Pictograms from Japan […]

August 12, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

Why macOS anti-malware scans can behave oddly

Why XProtect Remediator scans can report BadPluginServiceSignature status_code 31 and abort, and why you don’t need to do anything about it.

August 12, 2023 Macs, Technology

Reading visual art: 68 Eyes ≠ 2

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As a Cyclops, Polyphemus had only one eye, whereas Juno’s servant Argus had a hundred or more. Here they are in paintings.

August 11, 2023 General, Life, Painting

How to store data and files securely using macOS

If you’re wondering how to store snippets of private info, sensitive files, or folders full of secrets, here’s how to use the right features in macOS.

August 11, 2023 Macs, Technology

Centenary of the death of Joaquín Sorolla 3

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Virtuoso painter who used brushes with long handles to cover huge canvases at great speed. One of three grand masters of modern European art.

August 10, 2023 General, Life, Painting

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