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macOS Sonoma 14.5 is the best release this cycle

Although some are still experiencing the issue of new FileVault security keys, Sonoma 14.5 looks the best release yet, and fixes some troublesome bugs.

May 20, 2024 Macs, Technology

Rising fog in paintings 2

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Into the 20th century, fog became a popular compositional device. Examples from Monet, Pissarro, Vallotton, Hodler and others.

May 19, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Does security impair usability?

Launching an app for the first time used be simple. Now we have the SSV, launch constraints and app translocation to contend with.

May 19, 2024 Macs, Technology

Rising fog in paintings 1

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Introduced to European painting by JMW Turner and Caspar David Friedrich, fog effects became popular in the later nineteenth century.

May 18, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 256

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: A patterned […]

May 18, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

How to decode a Bookmark in a Property List

What is that text-encoded data embedded in so many Property Lists? Most are Bookmarks, and here’s how to decode them.

May 18, 2024 Macs, Technology

A to Z of Landscapes: Nocturne

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From the Dutch Golden Age onwards, they’ve become fashionable for a while. Examples from Whistler, Turner, Kuindzhi, van Gogh, and others.

May 17, 2024 General, Life, Painting

How can you tell when an app is running in translocation?

Some apps have odd problems when they’re run in translocation. Here’s how to tell whether they are, and what to do about it.

May 17, 2024 Macs, Technology

Sea of Mists: Nocturnes

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Inspired by the coastal nocturnes of Claude-Joseph Vernet, Friedrich, Carus and JC Dahl painted them often. Includes a remarkable oil sketch.

May 16, 2024 General, Life, Painting

SwiftUI on macOS: Documents

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Implementing a document-based app in SwiftUI for macOS. Fun and games with menus, and what are the differences between FileDocument and ReferenceFileDocument protocols?

May 16, 2024 Macs, Technology

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