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A History of Rome in Paintings: 15 Peace in the age of Augustus

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Mark Antony made a bid for power, and revealed his dark side, before defeat by Octavian. In 27 BCE, under the name Augustus, he became the first Emperor of Rome.

November 17, 2020 General, Life, Painting

LockRattler version 4.29 should work a treat on your new M1 Mac

Should work fully with firmware and security updates on Macs of all species from El Capitan to Big Sur, including new M1 Macs.

November 17, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Which firmware should your Mac be using? (version 5)

This article lists the firmware versions of Macs which have been successfully updated to run macOS 11.7.10. Apple […]

November 16, 2020 Macs, Technology

God of the Week: Pan (Faunus)

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Whether gentle, young and pipe-playing or hoary and older, he had the body of a man and the legs of a goat. Is he tender, or ribald?

November 16, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 73

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 73. Here are my solutions to them. 1: I […]

November 16, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Checks on executable code in Catalina and Big Sur: a first draft

How macOS checks executable code before it’s loaded and run, in macOS 10.15 and 11.0. Covering integrity checks using hashes, and validity of the signing certificate, on Intel and ARM.

November 16, 2020 Macs, Technology

Rhythm in paintings: Poplars and people

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From Monet’s rhythmic arrays of poplar trees on the banks of the River Epte to Holder’s arrays of figures, more examples of this technique.

November 15, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Making essential services fail-safe

Although most were worried about Apple’s failure to deliver upgrades to Big Sur, the most serious problem left many users unable to launch any apps.

November 15, 2020 Macs, Technology

Rhythm in paintings: Depth and patterns

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Using repeated forms, usually regularly spaced, is a well-known technique for increasing depth, adding optical effects, and more.

November 14, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 73

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: I first […]

November 14, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

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