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Why % CPU in Activity Monitor isn’t what you think

One of the most common reasons for opening Activity Monitor is to check the % CPU of processes that might be running out of control. How accurate are those figures, though, and should you believe them?

November 8, 2024 Macs, Technology

Commemorating the centenary of the death of Hans Thoma: 2, from 1886

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He finally achieved success in 1890, and even became a member of the State Parliament. Here’s his curious mix of landscapes and mythology.

November 7, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Which M4 chip and model?

Is an M4 next week a better risk than the promise of a better model next year? Understand how to select the M4 chip suited to your needs, and specify your new Mac.

November 7, 2024 Macs, Technology

The Real Country: Potatoes

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The humble vegetable that enabled Europe’s population boom in the 19th century. When diseased by blight, it resulted in more than a million deaths.

November 6, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Sequoia catches: periodic and VMs

periodic has been removed from Sequoia. AI doesn’t appear to activate in macOS 15.1 VMs, and they may get a surprise update intended for M4 Macs.

November 6, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

November 5, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading visual art: 171 Coffin

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Juana the Mad, who refused to let her husband be buried, resurrection of the drowned, funerals in the Carpathians, and fear of being buried alive.

November 5, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Why notarize apps?

We want confidence that all executable code is exactly as was built by its developer, and if any is found to be malicious, we want macOS to be able to block its launch.

November 5, 2024 Macs, Technology

Changing Paintings: 44 The birth of Hercules

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Juno won’t let the labour of Hercules’ mother progress, so one of maids tricks Lucina into allowing the infant’s delivery, for which the maid is turned into a weasel.

November 4, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 280

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 280. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Third […]

November 4, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

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