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PDF without Adobe: 1 At the heart of macOS

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I’ve been using PDFs for over 25 years, and have finally abandoned using Adobe’s software. Here’s a little history, and the first version of a new free PDF browser.

February 12, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

A German Naturalist? Fritz von Uhde 1

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A major German painter in the late 19th century, he is often claimed to have been an Impressionist, but these works look very Naturalist to me.

February 11, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Setting up a new (or repurposed) Mac: 8 The problem of updating firmware

Setting up a new or repurposed Mac may involve updating its firmware – EFI, SMC, and T2 chip if necessary. You can’t do that using imaging, but must run an Apple system installer or updater.

February 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

The Sight of Sibyls 2

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Paintings from 1750 on didn’t show ‘Christian’ sibyls, but returned to their classical meaning. Then came Turner’s marvellous narrative landscapes.

February 10, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Mojave’s half-baked Quick Actions

Unsupported by developer documentation or Xcode, Quick Actions can only be seriously useful when reversible. Or are they just an embellishment to Finder?

February 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

The Sight of Sibyls 1

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From 1450-1650, paintings of ‘Christian sibyls’ who foretold the birth of Christ, became important motifs for painting. Here’s a selection.

February 9, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Finder can’t total file sizes correctly: how hard links confuse

Hard links can’t be readily distinguished by macOS or the Finder, and can lead to strange anomalies, as they’re seen as additional files, not links.

February 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

John Ruskin, Godfather to the Pre-Raphaelites, was born 200 years ago today

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He became the most influential critic of painting in Britain, providing the Pre-Raphaelites with strong support. But that proved capricious, and eventually destructive to landscape painting.

February 8, 2019 General, Life, Painting

What has changed in the Mojave 10.14.3 Supplemental Update?

macOS Mojave’s Supplemental Update for 10.14.3 is claimed to fix three security vulnerabilities: The widely-described Group FaceTime bug […]

February 8, 2019 Macs, Technology

Quick Actions 4: How they work

The built-in Quick Actions and those bundled in installed apps are managed by the daemon pkd, and PlugInKit. Not so Automator workflows, though.

February 8, 2019 Macs, Technology

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