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Month: November 2024

Why can’t Spotlight find files in Library folders?

Try searching for something you know is in a file in ~/Library/Preference and you’re unlikely to get any success. This explains how, and why you can’t alter that.

November 26, 2024 Macs, Technology

Changing Paintings: 47 The cypress tree, and the abduction of Ganymede

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Stories of the origin of the Italian pine and cypress trees, and a far more dubious account of Jupiter’s abduction that’s found in an advert for beer.

November 25, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 283

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 283. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Hidden […]

November 25, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Inside M4 chips: CPU power, energy and mystery

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Power use in two in-core performance tests, by number of threads run, leading to estimates of total energy used by P and E cores running the same code, at high frequencies. How efficient are the CPU cores in the M4?

November 25, 2024 Macs, Technology

Boccaccio’s Decameron: paintings of Lisabetta’s tragedy

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A popular theme for paintings only after Keats’ poem was published shortly after his death in 1821. A gruesome love tragedy beloved of the Pre-Raphaelites.

November 24, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Just asking for advice

If you’re looking for good advice on Macs, Apple’s support documentation is often limited, and the Tips app has a long way to go before it’s useful. Why not try ChatGPT? Six case studies might be helpful.

November 24, 2024 Macs, Technology

Boccaccio’s Decameron: paintings of Cimon and Iphigenia

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Many wonderful paintings of the opening scene of this short story, but none even hints at its real plot involving three abductions and two murders.

November 23, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 283

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Hidden folder […]

November 23, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of Mac CPUs

From the first 8 MHz Motorola 68000, through PowerPCs reaching 2.5 GHz and more in up to 4 cores, and Intel x86 with up to 28 cores, to Apple’s M4 Max with 12 P cores at 4.5 GHz.

November 23, 2024 Macs, Technology

Interiors by Design: Drawing Rooms

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A dramatic family break-up, Norwegian light and music, a library, ornate decor with a bird cage, and a truly avant-garde interior of 1913.

November 22, 2024 General, Life, Painting

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