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Month: September 2026

Apple has released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has released an update to XProtect Remediator for all macOS from Catalina onwards, to version 163. The […]

September 18, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Henri Regnault’s too brief history paintings

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Winner of the Prix de Rome in 1866, he showed great promise as a history painter until he was killed in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.

September 18, 2026 General, Life, Painting

How did Golden Gate affect free disk space?

For the last 38 days, I have been measuring free and used space in my Mac’s boot container and its backup storage. Here’s what has happened, and how upgrading to macOS 27 changed it.

September 18, 2026 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released its regular update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5360, for all versions of […]

September 17, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Painting a good story: Multiplex to 1600

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Masaccio’s Tribute Money deciphered, and examples from masters including Duccio, Jacopo da Sellaio, Botticelli, Fra Bartolomeo and the Carraccis.

September 17, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Spotlight indexing bug fixed in Golden Gate

Since macOS Mojave, certain plain text files can never be found by local Spotlight search, because their contents weren’t indexed. This has now been fixed in macOS 27.0. Hurrah!

September 17, 2026 Macs, Technology

Brushstrokes: Avant-garde and the psychology of perception

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By the 20th century artists were starting to understand why painterly images rich in brushstrokes were often more effective than those in fine detail.

September 16, 2026 General, Life, Painting

What has happened with XProtect

Changes to XProtect and XProtect Remediator in macOS 27 can appear puzzling. And why does it still get MRT from 2022? Plus details of firmware and Recovery systems.

September 16, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

Portraits of trees: The Fallen

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Stag-head oaks that have lost their crown, fallen branches, a small flourish of leaves, a massive trunk that has lost its roots, remains left after felling, the destruction of wildfires and warfare.

September 15, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Finding your feet in Golden Gate

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How to deal with problems upgrading, a guide to Recovery in case, new Liquid Glass control and an Easter Egg, rounding of rectangle corners, and AI and language support.

September 15, 2026 Macs, Technology

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