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Author: hoakley

A quick look at QuickLook and its problems

Thumbnails viewed in the Finder, and previews now supporting Live Text and more. But what if it runs into problems? Here’s how to diagnose and solve them.

April 5, 2024 Macs, Technology

A to Z of Landscapes: Hedges

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Associated with the countryside of northern Europe, hedges are the product of enclosures made in the 18th century.

April 4, 2024 General, Life, Painting

A short history of versions

Introduced in OS X 10.7 Lion in 2011, this feature has undergone considerable change. Although it stored versions in iCloud Drive at one time, it doesn’t now.

April 4, 2024 Macs, Technology

Sea of Mists: JC Dahl 1818-1827

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After training in Copenhagen, he joined Friedrich in Dresden in 1818, and together they dominated German Romantic painting.

April 3, 2024 General, Life, Painting

How FileVault passwords work, and are they now vulnerable?

Recent oddities with FileVault Recovery Keys, and a new exploit GoFetch, raise concerns over how secure FileVault protection is.

April 3, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]

April 2, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading visual art: 126 Snail

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The humble garden snail, seldom painted with associated with death and Vanitas, evil, whiling time away, and the sensation of touch.

April 2, 2024 General, Life, Painting

APFS: Containers and volumes

From the GPT division of storage space, through APFS containers, down to individual volumes, an account of how APFS works.

April 2, 2024 Macs, Technology

Changing Paintings: 13 Echo and Narcissus

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Linked stories of Tiresias, the trans-gender soothsayer, Narcissus who fell in love with himself, and Echo who could only repeat what others said.

April 1, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 249

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 249. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Brown […]

April 1, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

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