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A brief history of icons, thumbnails and QuickLook

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From the original Desktop databases linking files to distinctive icons, to the sophistication of QuickLook, how display of thumbnails for files has changed in Mac OS.

November 2, 2024 Macs, Technology

Interiors by design: Revival

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Middle class collectors came to like paintings of interiors, sometimes without any figures at all. Others were Orientalist, or told open-ended narrative.

November 1, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Why you need to make archives, and how to

Backups are for recovery, while archives are for posterity. Plan for the future now by storing important files on durable media in your personal archives.

November 1, 2024 Macs, Technology

Commemorating the centenary of the death of Hans Thoma: 1, to 1885

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A prolific painter of everything from landscapes to mythology, he trained in Karlsruhe, travelled widely, but struggled to establish his art in the years to 1885.

October 31, 2024 General, Life, Painting

How Sequoia has changed QuickLook and its thumbnails

Have documents saved by your favourite apps lost their custom Thumbnails and Previews in Sequoia? Here’s what has gone wrong, and what you do about it.

October 31, 2024 Macs, Technology

The Real Country: Hay

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Mow the grass, scatter it about, gather it in windrows, cock it, scatter then windrow it again, until it’s dry and ready to stack. How to make hay the hard way.

October 30, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Securing the modern Mac: an overview

Recommendations for the ‘standard’ user for security and privacy protection from startup to shutdown. A broad overview of all key systems and how they fit together.

October 30, 2024 Macs, Technology

Watch for overdue Safari 18.1 updates for Sonoma and Ventura

If your Mac is still running Sonoma or Ventura, and you have already updated it to 14.7.1 or […]

October 29, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading visual art: 170 Mermaid

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Human in their upper body, and fish from the waist down, these aren’t sirens at all, but have their own mythology in many traditions.

October 29, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Check Writing Tools using AIR

How to check Apple Intelligence Reports, available when you use Writing Tools and other AI features in an Apple silicon Mac.

October 29, 2024 Macs, Technology

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