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PDF on Macs: the rise and fall of Preview

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PDF was introduced by Adobe in 1993, when its viewer Acrobat became popular, and PDFs were created from PostScript using Distiller. Then came Preview from NeXT to Mac OS X.

June 1, 2024 Macs, Technology

A to Z of Landscapes: Panoramas

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Although the term didn’t come into use until 1791, panoramic landscapes started earlier, and largely stopped by the end of the 19th century.

May 31, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Skint version 1.06 has a Dock menu command and is ready for macOS 15

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Adds a Dock menu command to run its checks without having to bring the app to the front, and should be compatible with macOS 15.

May 31, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Sea of Mists: Barren trees

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Gnarled, twisted, wizened and barren trees are one of the bleakest sights in the winter in northern Europe, and a common motif in German Romanticism.

May 30, 2024 General, Life, Painting

SilentKnight version 2.8 improves checks and is ready for macOS 15

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Extends checks on XProtect Remediator scans to cover the previous 36 hours, and is ready for use with macOS 15 when it arrives.

May 30, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading visual art: 135 Flags B

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Origin of the French tricolour, and Marianne, Norway making its way to independence, 4th July flag parades, and dressing overall at regattas.

May 29, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Apple’s New Year is coming: macOS 15, 14, 13 and 12

When Apple opens WWDC on 10 June, it will release the first beta of macOS 15 to developers. By September, support for Monterey will be withdrawn. Now is the time to start planning your upgrades.

May 29, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released updates to XProtect Remediator security software (Catalina or later), bringing it to version 135, […]

May 28, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading visual art: 134 Flags A

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Turner’s Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, banners in Raphael’s and Tintoretto’s paintings of the Passion, and Friedrich’s Swedish flag.

May 28, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Will your encrypted data be safe in future?

How will quantum cryptography and the ease with which it should break current methods of encryption, affect the security of data on my Mac?

May 28, 2024 Macs, Technology

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