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In a word – notwithstanding

This odd preposition can also appear as a postposition, but does not behave much like either.

March 27, 2015 Language

From pigment to painting: 6 Pigments, the purpose in paint

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How pigments work, and some of their practical problems.

March 27, 2015 Painting

The Lily Crucifix, Godshill Parish Church, Isle of Wight

Images of the remarkable Lily Crucifix in Godshill Parish Church, Isle of Wight, which was spared removal during the Reformation. It dates from the early Renaissance, c 1450.

March 26, 2015 General, Life, Painting

On a clear day

you can see the Isle of Wight for ever: a panorama.

March 26, 2015 General, Life

Words on Macs: 3 From text to documents

Once acquired, text needs to be structured and formatted. This guides you through different formats and editing options.

March 25, 2015 Language, Macs, Technology

In a word: perk

The word ‘perk’ has three quite separate meanings and origins, and is a microcosm of English etymology.

March 24, 2015 General, Language

Opening fields: the origins of Western landscape paintings

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Ask which were the first landscape paintings in Western art, and most would suggest works of DΓΌrer, Albrecht Altdorfer, or Joachim Patinir. But they were actually very late compared to frescoes of the Cycladic civilisation, some three millenia before.

March 24, 2015 Painting

From pigment to painting: 5 Chroma, chromatic scales

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Chroma is hard to separate from lightness. An important painting point is that mixing paints cannot increase chroma. Instead it tends to reduce it towards muddy grey.

March 23, 2015 Painting

Words on Macs: 2 Every Keystroke Counts

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This second article considers how text is entered into your Mac: mainly by the keyboard, but also briefly covers speech and scanned input.

March 23, 2015 Language, Macs, Technology

Troy under seige: update 22 March 2015

Latest news on dylib hijacking, with a list of vulnerable apps and a free tool to inspect Disk Images for suspect contents.

March 22, 2015 Macs, Technology

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