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Author: hoakley

Coast: Maine 1, nineteenth century

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Paintings of the spectacular coast of Maine, from Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, Winslow Homer, and others.

October 28, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Why the spinning beachball?

Is there anything more irritating than that spinning coloured wheel, or beachball, which stops you from getting on with a task? This explains why, and what to do about it.

October 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper data

Apple has just pushed an update to Gatekeeper configuration data, which brings it to version 133. As is […]

October 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 52 – Hyacinthus killed by a discus

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Struck by a ricocheting discus, the young man’s blood is transformed into hyacinth flowers.

October 27, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Has anyone got the time? How High Sierra has changed time synchronisation

High Sierra has done away with the ntpd daemon for keeping your Mac’s clock in sync with a standard time server. This now works as in iOS, using the timed daemon.

October 27, 2017 Macs, Technology

The Artist as Explorer: François Auguste Biard 2 – Tropics

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Two notable paintings about slavery, some genre scenes of travel, and a final expedition to South America.

October 26, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Getting going with HEIF/HEIC and HEVC image and movie formats

The first tools to write HEIF still image and HEVC movies are now starting to arrive. Do they confirm their potential? Are they ready to use yet?

October 26, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

The Artist as Explorer: François Auguste Biard 1 – Spitsbergen

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Official artist to an expedition to Spitzbergen, he drew crowds at the Paris Salon of 1841 with his paintings of walrus fishing and the aurora.

October 25, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Browsing your log with Woodpile: Clarity and detail

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This new version incorporates zooming in time, and browsing log excerpts. It also fixes a crashing bug.

October 25, 2017 Macs, Technology

Fra Bartolomeo, a Renaissance Master: 1513-1517

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The final few years of his life were highly productive. As well as superb religious works, some secular paintings have also survived.

October 24, 2017 General, Painting

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