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Don Quixote 8: The cloth mill and Mambrino’s helmet

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The pair grow scared of noises in the night. When they finally investigate, it’s just a cloth mill. They meet with a barber wearing his bowl on his head, which become the legendary helmet.

May 4, 2021 General, Life, Painting

When an app can’t connect to AppleID-linked services

Important rule: third-party apps can’t use your regular Apple ID password to connect to services, but use an app-specific password.

May 4, 2021 Macs, Technology

AirTags, Big Sur and your privacy and safety

Big Sur 11.3 includes support for AirTags, as explained here. Apple has also thought out how they could be misused, and how to prevent that.

May 4, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Apple has released Big Sur 11.3.1 update (updated)

Apple has just released a surprise update to Big Sur, bringing it to version 11.3.1. According to its […]

May 3, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Rebirth: Composition

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From Leonardo’s abandoned Adoration of the Magi from 1482, his development of pyramidal form in composition influenced Raphael and many others.

May 3, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 97

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 97. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Armour, […]

May 3, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

External bootable disks work better with M1 Macs in Big Sur 11.3

Big Sur 11.3 progresses support of external bootable disks by M1 Macs, but can still appear flawed and […]

May 3, 2021 Macs, Technology

Why paint a still life? 3 Therapy

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After his severe stroke, Lovis Corinth used still lifes to learn to paint with his right hand. Charles Demuth found solace in them when recovering from acute diabetic complications.

May 2, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: When will macOS updates hurt less?

Those who are cautious and like to wait before updating are in a quandary: it is better to risk updating now, or your Mac falling victim to malware?

May 2, 2021 Macs, Technology

Why paint a still life? 2 Sales

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Throughout his forty-year artistic career, he made a successful living not from painting the enigmatic group portraits for which he’s now famous, but floral still lifes.

May 1, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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