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Finding and converting legacy media 1: still images

Later this year, in macOS 10.15, one of the media types which will become unsupported is JPEG 2000 still images. Here’s how to find and convert your old images.

March 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 164, dated […]

March 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has released (late) macOS 10.14.4 update, and security updates for Sierra and High Sierra

Apple has just, over four hours later than usual, released the update to macOS Mojave 10.14.4. With it, […]

March 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

The Divine Comedy: Inferno 6 Avarice, Wrath, and more

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In the fourth circle, the avaricious and spendthrifts push boulders at one another. In the fifth are the wrathful and the miserable, steeped in the Stygian marsh.

March 25, 2019 General, Life, Painting

lsregister: a valuable undocumented command for LaunchServices

Repairing LaunchServices database, rebuilding it from scratch, and controlling individual app entries – all using this undocumented command.

March 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Peace and War: Paintings of François Flameng 2

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In 1914, after a career painting the rich and famous, he became a war artist. For the next 4 years he showed what the Great War really looked like.

March 24, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Don’t tell anyone, but we’re about to ship new iMacs

New iMacs were very welcome, but Apple is telling us about its future plans. Will these new versions only sell for the next year? What will replace them?

March 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

Peace and War: Paintings of François Flameng 1

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Royal portraits and history of the rich and famous – and a single gruesome work showing an episode now considered by some to be genocide.

March 23, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Apple is killing QuickTime 7 in macOS 10.15: convert old media now

32-bit apps and codecs die with macOS 10.15 later this year. Many video, audio and still image formats will become unusable as a result. Here’s what to do.

March 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

The Divine Comedy: Inferno 5 Gluttony

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Here, the rain comes down in sheets, with snow and large hailstones. First an encounter with the three-headed monster dog Cerberus, then a chat with an old acquaintance.

March 22, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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