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Can you still run old App Store apps?

Apps supplied through the App Store aren’t signed by their developer, but by Apple. Many now have certificates that have expired. When will they stop running?

January 22, 2026 Macs, Technology

The Dutch Golden Age: Decline and legacy

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After the Disaster Year of 1672, the art market collapsed. Dutch artists reverted to the more traditional, but their impact on secular themes, and genres including landscapes and still life has endured.

January 21, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Can you slim macOS down?

In a quest to reduce the number of processes running in macOS Tahoe, consider the example of Time Machine backups, which can easily be replaced by 3rd party alternatives.

January 21, 2026 Macs, Technology

Medium and Message: Tondo

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With ancient origins, and relatively unusual in wooden panels, round canvases became popular in the Renaissance. Examples by Raphael, Poussin, Tiepolo, Girodet, Richard Dadd and others.

January 20, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Is that signing certificate still valid?

A developer signed an installer package in April 2017 and it’s still valid, but Apple signed a Catalina installer app in December 2019 and its certificate has now expired. This article explains why.

January 20, 2026 Macs, Technology

Painted stories of the Decameron: Overview and contents

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Six from the hundred stories told by the 7 women and 3 men who fled from the Black Death in Florence. With a bonus story, the most famous, at the end.

January 19, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 343

I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 343. Here are my solutions to them. 1: In between […]

January 19, 2026 General, Macs, Technology

Which cryptexes does macOS Tahoe load?

Which system and AI cryptexes are loaded during macOS boot? Here are details of the 28 for AI in Tahoe 26.2, and which are new since Sequoia 15.5.

January 19, 2026 Macs, Technology

A painted weekend in the Alhambra 1886-1914

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Spectacular landscapes and details painted by John Ferguson Weir, Laurits Tuxen, Joaquín Sorolla, John Singer Sargent, Théo van Rysselberghe, and others.

January 18, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Local network privacy revealed

Local network privacy protection, introduced in macOS Sequoia, doesn’t use TCC as most others do, but sets up a packet filter in Network Extension. Here are details.

January 18, 2026 Macs, Technology

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