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How macOS 10.14 and later overrides write permission on some files

Additional to the protected folders listed in the Privacy pane, macOS has a secret list of files which are also read-only. Apple hasn’t documented these.

March 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Raphael and Painting: 6 Stanze and Sibyls

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Eight large frescoes in a style which assimilated what Raphael saw in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, and an arch of sibyls.

March 4, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Is there a bug in macOS 10.14 and later, testing whether files are writable?

When a file’s permissions are set to allow the user to write to it, but an app testing whether the file is writable is told that it isn’t.

March 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Learn (almost) everything about an app with lsappinfo

How to get all sorts of useful information about a running app or process from LaunchServices: and introduction to using lsappinfo.

March 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Orlando Furioso: Duel and disaster

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A Saracen solution backfires badly, forcing the invading forces to sail back to North Africa. What they’re not expecting is an enemy fleet. And Orlando recovers his wits at last.

March 3, 2020 General, Life, Painting

A Guide to Catalina’s Privacy Protection: 5 Location

Unique because Location Services isn’t managed by TCC, but by its own locationd service, and is invariably shared in iCloud.

March 3, 2020 Macs, Technology

Benjamin West and Modern History 5

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His last chance to establish ‘modern’ history painting, with the Napoleonic Wars and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson.

March 2, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 36

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 36. Here are my solutions to them. 1: startup […]

March 2, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Time Machine 15: Large files including VMs

Do you have VMs or other large files, and use Time Machine for backups? Here’s how to make those backups quicker and more compact.

March 2, 2020 Macs, Technology

Calling the Tune: patrons, donors and dealers in paintings 2

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The vital relationship between painter and patron, donor, dealer and others. Shown in examples from Rubens, Velázquez, Brett, Renoir and Bonnard.

March 1, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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