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Month: July 2025

Links and aliases: which are best?

Three different ways to link to files, and two for folders. Which should you use, and how well do they cope with changes in that volume?

July 28, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Dressed for a Dip: paintings of beach dress 1900-1920

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In the 20th century, those visiting the south of France claimed nude bathing was traditional, while the rest of Europe and the USA were still developing bathing costumes.

July 27, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: 🦉 No AI content

Dire warnings of the consequences of Google’s answer engine resulting in over-exploitation of the web and its exhaustion. It’s time to stand up and declare what’s written by a human, not an AI.

July 27, 2025 General, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Dressed for a Dip: paintings of beach dress to 1885

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Our ancestors went to the beach and swam there for health. They soon wrapped themselves up in clothing, though, and only in late 19th century dared to dress for the beach.

July 26, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 318

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

July 26, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of time synchronisation

Early Macs normally had their clocks synced manually, until System 8.5 introduced support for NTP. That later switched to a proprietary service, timed, in macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

July 26, 2025 Macs, Technology

Introduction to Dante’s Inferno

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If there’s one book every head of state and leader should read, it’s Dante’s Inferno. Introduction to a new series showing paintings of this first part of his Divine Comedy.

July 25, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Check MD5 and SHA-256 hashes with DropSum, a new app

Paste in the MD5 or SHA-256 hash for a download, drop the file onto its window, and DropSum will tell you if they match and the download is good.

July 25, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Interiors by Design: Conclusions and contents

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Overview and table of contents of the new genre of interiors. History, artists, rooms, furniture and decor.

July 24, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Beware the full startup disk

What do you do when you discover your Mac’s Data volume has run out of free space? A guide to working with snapshots, iCloud Drive, and other tricks to salvage your Mac. And how to prevent this from happening again.

July 24, 2025 Macs, Technology

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