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Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 41 Meleager, Atalanta, and the Calydonian Boar

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A group of popular mythical heroes set out to kill a fearsome wild boar sent by Diana in vengeance. It turns into farcical tragedy, and some superb paintings.

September 4, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Choosing drives: which type, manufacturer, and capacity?

SSD or hard disk? Western Digital, HGST or Seagate? Multiple smaller capacities, or one big disk?

September 4, 2017 Macs, Technology

Wet in wet: a brief history of watercolour – 2, 1800-1850

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This takes us from Samuel Palmer and Peter De Wint, through Girtin and Cotman, to JMW Turner and William Blake.

September 3, 2017 General, Painting

Last Week Off My Mac: Should we relocate?

Remote and rural areas have been losing their people to cities for many centuries. Does bringing good internet access change this?

September 3, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

Apple has silently updated Gatekeeper data again

Apple has today pushed a further silent update to Gatekeeper’s configuration data, bringing it to version 126. Although […]

September 2, 2017 Macs, Technology

Wet in wet: a brief history of watercolour – 1, origins to 1800

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The first in a series of 4, starts with Dürer’s brilliant paintings, looks at Raphael, Hans Bol, and the beginnings of the ‘English School’.

September 2, 2017 General, Painting

Poor coverage: the battery killer

Patchy mobile signal coverage is a sure way to flatten your iPhone or iPad battery very quickly. There must be a better solution than Airplane mode.

September 2, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

Edgar Degas: A life in twelve paintings

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A succinct summary of the biography of Degas, told with the aid of 12 of his key works, from history painting to the late landscapes.

September 1, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Apple has silently updated Gatekeeper and MRT data

Over the last few days, Apple has pushed silent updates to Gatekeeper’s configuration data, bringing it to version […]

September 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

The Post-Impressionist History Painter: Francisco Pradilla Ortiz

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A brilliant Spanish master, who painted the early history of the Spanish nation, fine watercolours, and daring oil sketches.

August 31, 2017 General, Painting

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