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Category Archive: General

The Story in Paintings: Perseus and Edward Burne-Jones 1

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Byrne-Jones tried to tell the complex story of Perseus and Andromeda in a series of 10 paintings. Here is the story and background.

April 20, 2016 General, Painting

US and UK agencies reveal how they will break encryption

The UK’s National Crime Agency has revealed how it plans to force Apple to open up encryption to it. Will it work?

April 20, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Between Turner and the 20th century: Alfred William Hunt

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He painted some of the most wonderful landscapes of the nineteenth century, but today is almost forgotten.

April 19, 2016 General, Painting

Tools to calm your panic, and to protect

Choosing which security tools to use from Objective-See, and when to use them.

April 19, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

The Story in Paintings: Nausicaä, boy meets girl and more

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The story of Odysseus meeting Nausicaä has been a major influence in Western narrative. How has it been shown in paintings?

April 18, 2016 General, Painting

Sunday scare: had I been hit by ransomware?

I went to close an enlarged view of a painting, and a Macintalk-like robot voice announced that my Mac was compromised.

April 18, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Brief Candles: Thomas Girtin part 2

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In the last couple of years of his brief life, his watercolours changed, and pushed the boundaries, for others to follow.

April 17, 2016 General, Painting

The trashed server hoax

Did Marco Marsala really wipe his complete company out with an error in a command?

April 17, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Brief Candles: Thomas Girtin part 1

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In a fraction of the lifespan enjoyed by JMW Turner, Tom Girtin took watercolour to new heights. The first of two parts showing his work.

April 16, 2016 General, Painting

Planning ahead: archiving for retrieval

If you cannot retrieve a document in an extinct format, there is no point in archiving it in the first place.

April 16, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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