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Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 281

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 281. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Second […]

November 11, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Inside M4 chips: P cores

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Details of their frequency, ISA, power use, and how macOS allocates threads to P cores and relocates them. Supported by data from an M4 Pro.

November 11, 2024 Macs, Technology

James Tissot’s Anglo-French stories: 2, to England and return

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His narrative series continued in London, with veteran’s stories, a social gaffe, a modernised version of the prodigal son, and the modern woman in Paris.

November 10, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Mac mini M4 Pro first impressions, cores and more

Set up from unboxing in under 2 hours, its CPU cores perform better than those in the M3, differences that are magnified.

November 10, 2024 Macs, Technology

James Tissot’s Anglo-French stories: 1, France

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From 1859, he established himself as a detailed realist, and painted scenes from Goethe’s Faust. They were followed by the return of the prodigal sone and more.

November 9, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 281

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

November 9, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

A brief history of privacy protection on Macs

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After years of limited controls, in Mojave (2018) Apple unleashed TCC and greatly enhanced privacy settings, that have come to dominate System Settings.

November 9, 2024 Macs, Technology

Interiors by design: Studios, history and light

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The interiors of an artist’s studio, realistic or fantastic, those of the Netherlands a century earlier, a cotton office in New Orleans, and more.

November 8, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Why % CPU in Activity Monitor isn’t what you think

One of the most common reasons for opening Activity Monitor is to check the % CPU of processes that might be running out of control. How accurate are those figures, though, and should you believe them?

November 8, 2024 Macs, Technology

Commemorating the centenary of the death of Hans Thoma: 2, from 1886

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He finally achieved success in 1890, and even became a member of the State Parliament. Here’s his curious mix of landscapes and mythology.

November 7, 2024 General, Life, Painting

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