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Month: November 2025

Last Week on My Mac: Tahoe 26.1 disappointments

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Two big disappointments: the new Liquid Glass control does nothing to address the problems, and Background Security Improvements haven’t learned from mistakes with RSRs.

November 9, 2025 Macs, Technology

Impressionists at Argenteuil 1

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Claude Monet and family rented a house there, and were joined by Alfred Sisley and his family. Renoir came to visit, and the three painted the river and its bridges together.

November 8, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 333

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

November 8, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: Permissions, privacy and TCC

Deconfusing the term permissions from security controls and privacy protection. While permissions are set in a file’s attributes, privacy is controlled through elaborate rules.

November 8, 2025 Macs, Technology

Botticelli’s studio

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Half a millennium later, a British artist paints the interior of Botticelli’s studio, with members of the de’ Medici family. How accurate could that be?

November 7, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Inside the Unified Log 7: Claude diagnoses the log

What happens when you can’t solve a problem, so you get a log extract and ask Claude to diagnose it for you? Here’s a full worked example.

November 7, 2025 Macs, Technology

Reading Visual Art: 233 Sirens

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They tried to lure Odysseus and his crew to their deaths, and the same with Jason and his Argonauts. With the head of a beautiful woman and the legs of a bird, their singing was alluring to sailors.

November 6, 2025 General, Life, Painting

How Tahoe 26.1 has enabled automatic security updates

If you have updated your Mac to Tahoe 26.1, you may be blissfully unaware that it will now […]

November 6, 2025 Macs, Technology

The Dutch Golden Age: Water

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With much of the Dutch Republic close to water, views of the coast became marines, those of cities showed boats busy nearby, and the countryside was overrun by rivers.

November 5, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Appearance revisited: Get Tahoe 26.1 looking in better shape

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Light or Dark appearance? Liquid Glass Clear or Tinted? Reduce Transparency or Increase Contrast? Pick an Icon & Widget Style too. All illustrated.

November 5, 2025 Macs, Technology

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