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Modern Christmas paintings: Nativity

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Modern interpretations of this highly popular theme in Christian religious painting, from William Blake to Joseph Stella in 1929-33.

December 25, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Can I have a Yule log?

Over the last 6 months, many users have wanted to check XProtect anti-malware scans in their Mac’s log. Haven’t they been disappointed?

December 25, 2022 Macs, Technology

Modern Christmas paintings: The Annunciation

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Modern interpretations of this popular traditional theme in Christian religious painting, from Pre-Raphaelite to the end of the 19th century.

December 24, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Christmas Mac riddles 183

Here are a special Christmas weekend’s riddles to entertain you through the festivities. 1: A communist Canadian discovered […]

December 24, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

How does macOS tell the type of a file?

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How does the Finder know the right app to open a file with? Or QuickLook how to preview its contents? Or other services like Spotlight know how to index and handle files? UTIs.

December 24, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading visual art: 22 Feet

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Barefoot and sometimes surprising, as Christ washes the disciples’ feet, and other feet are missing altogether. Barefoot means poverty too.

December 23, 2022 General, Life, Painting

How much free space does Ventura need to update?

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It’s a fair and simple question: how much free space is needed to update Ventura from 13.0 to 13.1? Is it 2.53, 12.97, 13.22, 13.56 or 14 GB?

December 23, 2022 Macs, Technology

Reading visual art: 21 Footwear

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Only the gods wore sandals in the ancient world. Then the state of your footwear told much about you, with fashion opting for the outrageously impractical.

December 22, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Gaining control over your Mac’s log

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Does your Mac’s log go back far enough to be useful, or is it full of junk? Here’s how to control what takes up space, and a new version of Mints to help.

December 22, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Painted Stories in Britain 17: The end of history

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Two last Pre-Raphaelite artists, Evelyn De Morgan and Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, brought narrative painting to a close in the twentieth century.

December 21, 2022 General, Life, Painting

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