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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

SwiftUI on macOS: Documents, Source Code

Swift source code to accompany article about implementing a document-based app in SwiftUI for macOS.

May 16, 2024 Macs, Technology

In memoriam Fritz Roeber, an artist lost in history

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A teacher then Director of the Art Academy in DΓΌsseldorf, he also painted narratives. Since his death a century ago, he and his paintings have been forgotten.

May 15, 2024 General, Life, Painting

How to find what you want in the log

A strategy for diagnosing problems using the log. How to limit the number of entries shown using appropriate periods and predicates, and more.

May 15, 2024 Macs, Technology

Reading visual art: 131 Reed pipes

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Pan pipes, in paintings by Mikhail Vrubel, Poussin, JW Waterhouse, Franz von Stuck, Titian, and others.

May 14, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Lost in Translocation

Gatekeeper may decide to run a new app from a random location, in translocation. The rules for this are explained, and how to ensure that doesn’t affect your apps.

May 14, 2024 Macs, Technology

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