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For a systematic compilation of links to articles here about Apple silicon Macs, M1, M2, M3, M4 and […]

January 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Running Intel code on your M1 Mac: Rosetta 2 and OAH

Internally, it isn’t called Rosetta, but OAH. Although itself tiny, its demands on memory and CPU can be great. Details of how and what it does, and more.

January 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

Painting within Tent: Penguins by Edward Adrian Wilson

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He went to the Antarctic twice with Scott, where he sketched, painted landscapes in watercolour, and made fine illustrations of penguins.

January 21, 2021 General, Life, Painting

System management and NVRAM on M1 Macs

There’s no SMC, so you can’t reset it. Although there’s still NVRAM (PRAM), that can’t be reset either: full details of both for M1 models.

January 21, 2021 Macs, Technology

The Faerie Queene 22: Sir Calidore, courtesy, and the Blatant Beast

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Sir Calidore is the most courteous and mild-mannered of knights, and sets out on his quest to kill the Blatant Beast.

January 20, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Lightweight diagramming with Scapple

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How to use Scapple (App Store) to construct diagrams with the minimum effort, and paying attention to their contents rather than formatting.

January 20, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Bluetooth status is worse than ever in Big Sur 11.1

To get an accurate recent reading of the charge level of trackpad or keyboard, I have to open the Bluetooth status display twice. Why?

January 20, 2021 Macs, Technology

A History of Rome in Paintings: 23 Aesculapius comes to town

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The curious legendary origin of a now vanished temple to Aesculapius on Tiber Island in Rome, shown in paintings and engravings.

January 19, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Preference settings and Finder misbehaviour

Something wrong with the Finder or an app, and you want to trash its preferences? Don’t: macOS will defeat you. Here’s how to do that so it works.

January 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

God of the Week: Asclepius (Aesculapius)

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God of medicine and the healing arts, he has several unusual myths and features, including a strange relationship with a snake when he was a child.

January 18, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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