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Updates: Precize 1.2, Revisionist 1.1, and KeychainCheck 2.0a4

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Precize has a fix useful for all users. All three gain easier updating, and full support for Mojave’s Dark Mode.

June 23, 2018 Macs, Technology

Pigment: Azurite Blue, the mainstay

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The standard blue pigment for the Renaissance and on, until about 1710, it was used in many Old Masters before disappearing by 1800.

June 22, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Extended attribute editor xattred and iCloud toolkit Cirrus updated

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Improvements for all, but most particularly for full compatibility with Mojave. Have you seen these running in Dark Mode?

June 22, 2018 Macs, Technology

What does the MRT 1.35 update remove? (Updated)

Apple doesn’t tell you what malware its removal tool, MRT, can remove. Here’s a list of changes in the latest version 1.35.

June 22, 2018 Macs, Technology

The Real Jules-Alexis Muenier: 2 Painting from photographs

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As an avid photographer, how did he use his many photographs in his paintings? Was he just a copyist?

June 21, 2018 General, Life, Painting

New versions of Consolation 3, 32-bitCheck, and SystHist: mainly for Mojave

Updates mainly to improve their appearance in Dark Mode, although most Consolation users should find worthwhile improvements too.

June 21, 2018 Macs, Technology

How much is that external SSD cable?

Should you buy a cheap cable to connect your external SSD to a Thunderbolt port, or pay over $/€/£50 for high performance? Here are some test results.

June 21, 2018 Macs, Technology

The Real Jules-Alexis Muenier: 1 Paintings

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During his career, over 300 of his paintings were shown in the Salon, many being bought by the state for public collections. Yet he has all but vanished since.

June 20, 2018 General, Life, Painting

LockRattler 4.5 fixes a bug installing named updates

In this version, the feature to install named security updates finally works, the Help book is updated, and it now works properly in Dark Mode. Recommended for all.

June 20, 2018 Macs, Technology

In the Dark Mode: a tortuous journey without a map

Apple tells us not to use hard-coded colours like .black, but sets the default for scrolling text views to .black, causing text to be rendered in black on dark grey when in Dark Mode. Here’s a simple and universal fix.

June 20, 2018 General, Macs, Technology

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