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Month: January 2024

Reading visual art: 109 Candles for effect

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An early Rembrandt, chiaroscuro lighting, one of Adam Elsheimer’s oil on copper paintings, above Frederick the Great, and adorning Goya’s painting hat.

January 31, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Apple has released an update to XProtect

Overnight, Apple released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan or so, bringing […]

January 31, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Skint 1.01 fixes SSV checks on Macs with multiple boot systems

If you run a Mac with more than one boot system, this update should enable it to check the SSV, although some Macs remain different.

January 31, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading visual art: 108 Candles as symbols

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Candles in Candlemas, as votives, at pardons and funerals, and snuffed out as part of excommunication. Used in sorcery, allegory, and Vanitas.

January 30, 2024 General, Life, Painting

The World According to Macintosh (in 1994)

An article published in The Mac 30 years ago to celebrate the Mac’s tenth birthday, with a glance back at the realities, and some predictions of the future in 2004.

January 30, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Changing Paintings: 4 Io as a cow, the eyes of Argus, and Syrinx

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Jupiter wants Io, but after raping her turns her into a cow for safe-keeping. Juno suspects, though, and puts the cow under the watchful hundred eyes of Argus.

January 29, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 240

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 240. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Before […]

January 29, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Skint will keep a quiet eye on your Mac’s key settings

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Checks 8 key settings and functions essential for your Mac’s security and well-being, from whether SIP is enabled to XProtect. Runs automatically every hour, or as a single-shot.

January 29, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Mad, bad and dangerous to know: Paintings of Medea 2

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She tricks the daughters of King Pelias to murder him, then flees to Corinth, where Jason abandons her. She murders his bride with a poisoned wedding dress, then kills her two children. After that, she tries to kill the young Theseus.

January 28, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Nelson’s blind eye, lost property and macOS

We excel at ignoring and forgetting. While Apple is very keen to get us to upgrade macOS, it’s less concerned that its security protection is up to date and running as expected. Here’s my answer: Skint.

January 28, 2024 Macs, Technology

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