At the top level of every volume use for normal file storage is a hidden folder containing its version database. Here are details of how it works, and how to solve its problems and get the best from it. Even if you don’t want to use versions.
Month: September 2025
Is this Hecate, triple-headed goddess of the night, with owl and bats, or another of Blake’s mythology, representing spiritual beauty? A misidentified painting explained.
If Visual Look Up is so easy and low-power for Apple silicon Macs, maybe Tahoe’s new Foundation Models will prove more challenging, and wake up the neural engine.
God seen as a master craftsman, forming the world, or a symbol of reason drawn from Blake’s own personal mythology? A painting explained.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Last edit […]
From Illustrator in 1987, Mac-only until 1989, through Photoshop in 1990, Mac-only until 1992, to InDesign, Dreamweaver and the dreaded Flash.
Guards throwing dice in the Crucifixion, gambling in Bosch’s vision of Hell, in a dingy tavern, losing an entire estate, and being played by young street urchins.
How does your Mac know what permissions to set on newly created folders and files? It uses a umask. This explains what that is, how to work it out, and how to change it.
An active socialist from 1883, for a few years his paintings had social undertones, then from 1887 they showed the forces of nature in elemental play.
Notes on how search depends on index structure, effects of language on different types of search term, and the benefits and limitations of search methods.
The Eclectic Light Company 