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Reading visual art: 160 Birth

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Myths of the strange births of Venus, Bacchus, Helen and Adonis, the Nativity, and Ford Madox Brown’s son.

September 24, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Silently updated security data files in Sequoia

Essential details of each of the three types of XProtect data files, how they’re updated, how to update them, and more. Covers new XProtect in macOS 15.x.

September 24, 2024 Macs, Technology

Changing Paintings: 38 The Calydonian Boar Hunt

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More than a dozen heroes are called to hunt a boar as big as an ox that is destroying crops and livestock. Their attempts are farcical until the young woman Atalanta impales the boar with her arrow.

September 23, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 274

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 274. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Exam […]

September 23, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

Firmware updates with macOS 15.0, 14.7 and 13.7

Latest macOS updates bring revised firmware for most models. Here are details of which are no longer being updated, and what’s likely in the future.

September 23, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Which firmware should your Mac be using? (version 9, Sequoia)

Full details of firmware installed by macOS Sequoia on supported Macs, including on remaining Intel model without a T2 chip, T2 and Apple silicon Macs.

September 23, 2024 Macs, Technology

Heroines: Introduction, overview and contents

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Introduction and background, extensive references including English translations, and a complete illustrated table of contents of this series.

September 22, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on my Mac: I told you so

If your Mac is running Sequoia, it could have no XProtect data at all, or being using version 5272 or 5273 but not 5274; if it’s running Sonoma or earlier, the version could be 5272 or 5274 but not 5273. Simple.

September 22, 2024 Macs, Technology

Heroines 20, 21: Cydippe’s apple of love

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How a young man tricked a young woman into making a vow to marry. When attempts to marry her to another failed, they were finally united.

September 21, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 274

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

September 21, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

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