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iCloud, Spotlight, and Time Machine

When you keep documents in iCloud, are they backed up in Time Machine, searched in Spotlight, and kept securely?

November 14, 2016 Macs, Technology

Sargent’s prim ladies reach for Priapus and Bacchanalia

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Two triple portraits of ladies of the nobility, which alluded to two quite racy paintings of drunken feasts, and a goddess with 8 breasts. What is going on?

November 13, 2016 General, Painting

Last Week on my Mac: Apple hasn’t really changed in 25 years

A curious experience when trying to buy AppleCare cover shows that Apple hasn’t changed that much after all.

November 13, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Into the Light: John Godward, Aestheticism in the extreme

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Beautiful paintings, devoid of narrative, symbols, or meaning. They represent the height of the Aesthetic movement: ‘pure’ art.

November 12, 2016 General, Painting

How to check that Time Machine is working properly

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When did Time Machine make its last backup? Are you sure that it completed without error? Here’s how to check these simply.

November 12, 2016 Macs, Technology

Brief Candles: Adriaen van de Velde

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Some of the finest landscapes from the Golden Age, and a mystery which was long assumed to be a self-portrait. An influence on Boudin, hence Monet.

November 11, 2016 General, Painting

Sierra Log Tutorial: Exploring a startup

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How to explore what happens during startup, and hone in on problems. The second tutorial, medium level.

November 11, 2016 Macs, Technology

Pre-Raphaelite Landscapes 7: Ruskin’s role

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Was John Ruskin a promoter or detractor? How great was his influence on the style, practice, and success?

November 10, 2016 General, Painting

Porting from WordPress to Storyspace, 5: galleries and timelines

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Now’s a good time to bring some order to the paintings in the gallery, and to get the timeline working properly.

November 10, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Book Review: The Vincent Van Gogh Atlas, Denekamp and van Blerk

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Understanding his constant search and the forces that changed his painting is key to deeply appreciating his genius.

November 9, 2016 General, Life, Painting

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