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Colour Notes 12: Monochrome paintings

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Grisaille – grey underpainting used to set the tone for a finished work – is like underwear, waiting for richly coloured clothes to go on top. Not in these paintings, though.

July 5, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Why are Disk Images so slow at writing?

A Mac Studio Max has an SSD delivering up to 7.4 GB/s, and a CPU up to 50% faster than a 16-core Xeon. Why does it write an encrypted disk image at the speed of a slow hard disk?

July 5, 2022 Macs, Technology

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 3: The Tempest

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Twelve years earlier, the real Duke of Milan was abandoned with his young daughter in a small boat. When he is able to bring his usurper to face his revenge, this is what happens.

July 4, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 158

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 158. Here are my solutions to them. 1: It […]

July 4, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Virtualisation on Apple silicon Macs: 1 How well does it work?

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Lightweight virtualisation has come to Apple silicon Macs. How well does it work, though? Are there any significant limitations?

July 4, 2022 Macs, Technology

Shipwrecks in paintings 2

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Paintings from the second half of the 19th century, from Aivazovsky, Delacroix, Winslow Homer and others, as a prelude to The Tempest.

July 3, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Changing anti-malware tools in macOS

Out with the old MRT, and in with the new XProtect Remediator, which seems on a course for full function this fall, with the release of Ventura.

July 3, 2022 Macs, Technology

Shipwrecks in paintings 1

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Travel by sea was hazardous. Here are paintings of shipwrecks from Tintoretto to the early 19th century, as an introduction to The Tempest.

July 2, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 158

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

July 2, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Should you risk or resist Ventura Public Beta?

Do you have a suitable Mac you could afford to lose completely for a while? Can you restore your Apple silicon Mac in DFU mode? You could be just the right person.

July 2, 2022 Macs, Technology

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