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Author: hoakley

The transition from Preferences to Settings

Ventura’s switch to using Settings is going to be messy in apps, but System Settings will pose serious problems for macOS support material.

October 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

Reading visual art: 2 Wings of Angels

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A visual history tracing wings back to their origins in messengers of the gods and messenger-gods of the dawn of civilisation, 4 millennia ago.

October 7, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Is Apple scanning the images on my Mac?

Some suspect Apple of scanning images stored on your Mac. What evidence is there that could be happening?

October 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Painted Stories in Britain 6: Benjamin West and Modern Histories

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His early ambition was to be a history painter. After studying in Rome, when he was on his way back to the US, he stopped off in London. For nearly sixty years.

October 6, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Firmware and macOS upgrades

The rules of firmware updating explained, and their consequences for each type of Mac. How to refresh firmware on a T2, and how to downgrade it in an Apple silicon Mac.

October 6, 2022 Macs, Technology

Sunrise on Impressionism: 11 Stanislas Lépine

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A pupil of Corot, he was a friend of core Impressionists, but never an Impressionist himself. He painted views of the River Seine in Paris.

October 5, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Making the most of Apple silicon power: 2 Core capabilities

P cores are conventional in that they can deliver excellent performance at maximum frequency, but with high power use. E cores may take 4 times as long for a task, but use less than a third of the energy.

October 5, 2022 Macs, Technology

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 19: Twelfth Night

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Twin brother and sister are shipwrecked. She disguises herself as a eunuch, and has a noblewoman fall in love with her. Then it gets even more confusing. Great comedy.

October 4, 2022 General, Life, Painting

MacSysAdmin 2022 has started

Today, 4 October, this year’s MacSysAdmin conference has started. Before you book your flight to Sweden, as with […]

October 4, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to keep Monterey when upgrading to Ventura

A popular insurance when upgrading to a new version of macOS: how to keep your Mac running both Monterey and Ventura. Covers all models including M-series.

October 4, 2022 Macs, Technology

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