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Searching iCloud Drive with Spotlight

Why doesn’t Spotlight seem able to return search results for files stored in iCloud Drive? And a strange feature discovered in extended attributes.

July 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

Ukrainian Painters: Ilia Repin

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Born in Ukraine, started his training there, trained in Saint Petersburg and then in Paris. But he died in Finland, and didn’t return to Russia after the 1917 Revolution.

July 18, 2023 General, Life, Painting

What is firmware for, and why does it need updating?

Why do macOS updates keep updating firmware? Is it full of bugs or what? And just what does firmware do?

July 18, 2023 Macs, Technology

Trojan Epics: 21 Flight of Aeneas

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Aeneas flees the burning city of Troy with his wife, father and young son. But his wife falls back and is lost. He builds ships and sails on to Delos.

July 17, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 212

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 212. Here are my solutions to them. 1: From […]

July 17, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

How does iCloud work? Plus a new version of Cirrus

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Differences between CloudKit and iCloud Drive, what each does, and how it works. New version of Cirrus to test and check iCloud function.

July 17, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

The 300th anniversary of the birth of Joshua Reynolds: 3 The Royal Academy of Arts

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Sir Joshua Reynolds, leading portrait painter and founding President of the Royal Academy, was born 300 years ago. He was the most influential British artist for over a century.

July 16, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: How an RSR went badly wrong

Two RSRs in two days! What went wrong with the first on 10 July, and why it would have been anticipated, and was entirely preventable.

July 16, 2023 Macs, Technology

Painting on two wheels

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From Manet’s remarkably early painting of a cyclist in 1871, to cycling café scenes in Paris around 1900.

July 15, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 212

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

July 15, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

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