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Did that update just break something? How bad updates are getting less likely

With the sealed system and Cryptexes, macOS updates are less likely to cause problems. As RSRs are easy to uninstall, it’s simple to test whether they’re the cause.

May 6, 2023 Macs, Technology

Hard reality: 3 Cast shadows in figurative painting

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Leonardo da Vinci studied different types of shade and shadow, but recommended painters not to depict cast shadows in their paintings. This explains why.

May 5, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Is this the end for eficheck and non-T2 Intel Macs?

In just over a month, Apple is expected to announce macOS 14. How many Intel Macs without T2 chips are likely to be supported? What about their firmware?

May 5, 2023 Macs, Technology

Reading visual art: 54 Music B

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More paintings of music, from the Aesthetic watercolour of Marie Spartali Stillman to folk dance, and Vuillard’s friends playing in his apartment.

May 4, 2023 General, Life, Painting

COW and clones: how they save space and SSD wear

How does copy on write work, and how do clones grow apart? What effect do they have on the use of space and performance?

May 4, 2023 Macs, Technology

Reading visual art: 53 Music A

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Evoking music from a painting is a serious challenge, yet many artists have tried it. See if any of these work for you. From Lavinia Fontana to Degas.

May 3, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Safe mode, caches and CacheDelete

What does Safe mode do to all those service caches managed by CacheDelete? Does it still check your boot disk too?

May 3, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Macs running Catalina or later, bringing […]

May 2, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

LockRattler 4.37 fixes a crashing bug

When run on Intel Macs without a T2 chip in Ventura 13.3.1, LockRattler may crash because of a bug in macOS. This update fixes it.

May 2, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Ukrainian Painters: Serhii Svitoslavskyi

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A prolific landscape painter who taught key members of the avant garde. He was also a founding supporter of Kyiv Zoo.

May 2, 2023 General, Life, Painting

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