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Last Week on My Mac: Fun and functional

Good human interface design should bring fun where it’s appropriate, but fun is only justifiable when it’s completed to be functional.

April 28, 2024 Macs, Technology

Paintings of the fallen woman: 1 Downward slope

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From William Hogarth’s series “A Harlot’s Progress”, to the descent of the seamstress from sewing machine to prostitution. A popular 19th century story.

April 27, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 253

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

April 27, 2024 General, Macs, Technology

How to make older macOS as secure as possible

If you can’t run Sonoma on your Mac, how can you ensure it’s still secure? Do you need to run 3rd party software? What are the risks?

April 27, 2024 Macs, Technology

The Truthful Vision of Jean-Léon Gérôme 4

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Thumbs up or down in the gladiatorial arena, French history, the leading general in the Greek War of Independence, and the Wailing Wall.

April 26, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Was the Fusion Drive a good idea?

From late 2012 until 2021, Apple sold many iMacs and Mac minis with Fusion Drives. Did they really offer the best of both worlds, and why have they gone now?

April 26, 2024 Macs, Technology

A to Z of Landscapes: Kayaks and canoes

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Painted either from a kayak or canoe, or dependent on gaining access using one. Biard, Frances Anne Hopkins, and the great Tom Thomson.

April 25, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Apple declares war on Adload malware

XProtect 2192 contains no less than 74 new rules to detect just one type of malicious software: Adload. What’s behind this broadside?

April 25, 2024 Macs, Technology

Sea of Mists: Carl Friedrich Lessing 1828-36

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A younger successor to Caspar David Friedrich, and prominent member of the Düsseldorf School, he was both a Romantic and an influence on the Hudson River School.

April 24, 2024 General, Life, Painting

When do you need to read the log?

Reading the log in macOS isn’t easy, but here ten systems where it’s the only way to discover and address problems, and a bonus 11th.

April 24, 2024 Macs, Technology

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