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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

Harvest Gold: painting the harvest in England 1

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Gold of ripe grain crops and gold of rich sunsets are distinctive of the paintings of Samuel Palmer and his mentor John Linnell. Here are works from Palmer’s time at Shoreham.

September 23, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 222

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Short rainproof coat […]

September 23, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

macOS upgrades since El Capitan

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First-hand experiences of each macOS upgrade from El Capitan in 2015 to Ventura last year set the standard against which the release of Sonoma will be judged.

September 23, 2023 Macs, Technology

Painting on the edge: introduction to a series on blur

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The human visual system seldom sees blur, and the great majority of paintings don’t show it either. This series explores the use of blur in paintings.

September 22, 2023 General, Life, Painting

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