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High: Summer pasture and the transhumance

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Paintings of alpine meadows, often used as summer grazing in the transhumance. Men from the lower valleys took their livestock up to the plateau to graze for the summer.

September 27, 2023 General, Life, Painting

How to convert PostScript and EPS files in Sonoma in a VM (Apple silicon)

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With an Apple silicon Mac, converting PostScript and EPS files to PDF is simple once you’ve set up a Monterey VM. All in the GUI, free and effective.

September 27, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS 14 Sonoma

Apple has released the next major version of macOS, Sonoma. As expected, this is offered through Software Update […]

September 26, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading visual art: 75 Cats

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Although not featured in classical myths, cats have several symbolic associations and their own fables. From a kept woman to a harem, and basking in the sunshine.

September 26, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Welcome to the Year of Sonoma

Your calendar for the coming year, including the scheduled minor updates to macOS 14 Sonoma, and likely announcement of M3 Macs. From the crystal ball and tea leaves.

September 26, 2023 Macs, Technology

Arthur: 4 Sir Lancelot’s arrival

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Sir Lancelot joined the Knights of the Round Table shortly before King Arthur defeated the emperor of Rome. He was then abducted by Morgan le Fay.

September 25, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 222

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 222. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Short […]

September 25, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

PostScript’s sudden death in Sonoma

For the last 39 years, PostScript has been at the heart of the Mac, bringing desktop publishing, fonts, and the LaserWriter and other printers. It has been removed from Sonoma.

September 25, 2023 Macs, Technology

Harvest Gold: painting the harvest in England 2

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More gold grain crops and sunsets from Samuel Palmer and his mentor John Linnell during the middle of the nineteenth century.

September 24, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Mojave on the road to Apple silicon

It’s exactly 5 years since Apple released Mojave, with its many major changes. macOS 14 should bring fewer shocks to the system than 10.14 did.

September 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

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