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Cross-Dressing, Feminism, and the Greek Demi-God

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At the heart of Deianira’s letter to Hercules was the strange story of his enslavement to Omphale. Here are the paintings.

April 3, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Beyond Scripting in Swift: Keychains lost in translation

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Nearly three years after Swift was launched, its interface to macOS is still only partly complete. And the docs are misleading and contradictory. Oh fun!

April 3, 2017 Macs, Technology

Masterly account of Sierra’s new log system

Link to the slides from a masterly review by Sarah Edwards of the new log system in macOS Sierra.

April 3, 2017 Macs, Technology

How does your keychain work?

Authentication dialogs to permit access to your keychain are supplied by the macOS security system, and follow a strict pattern.

April 3, 2017 Macs, Technology

A Troubled Woman, Centaur’s Blood, and Hercules as Martyr

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A puzzling painting of a lone woman, wrestling with inner turmoil; a trap laid by a dying Centaur; a king with a thing for Hercules, and his promotion to being a saint.

April 2, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: What the eye does see, Apple doesn’t grieve over

Automated reporting of serious faults has helped Apple make macOS more reliable. But how do you report a bug which only the user can see?

April 2, 2017 Macs, Technology

Fooled you! The deception of the trompe l’oeil

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Let these paintings fool you: that’s what they’re all about. Happy April Fool’s Day!

April 1, 2017 General, Life, Painting

KeychainCheck 1.2 is now available

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This new version adds a Help Book, Tooltips, and supports window resizing more usefully.

April 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

Jules Breton’s Eternal Harvest: 3 1870-1876

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Dividing his time between his home in Courrières and Brittany, he broadened his range of subjects and views – with mounting success.

March 31, 2017 General, Painting

Known bugs in macOS Sierra 10.12.4: an incomplete summary

Sierra 10.12.4 has had a lot of significant bugs fixed, at last. Here’s a list of those known to remain.

March 31, 2017 Macs, Technology

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