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Mints now provides two more tools

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One new tool to list capacities on mounted volumes, the other to deliver detailed information on keychains.

September 22, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Watching the second wave: Covid-19 wins yet again

Over the summer, the UK has seen steady rises in the number of new cases, but still hasn’t done anything effective to address its Second Wave. Why not?

September 22, 2020 General, Life, Technology

Goddess of the Week: Hestia (Vesta) and her virgins

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A goddess almost never painted, but her priestesses, the Vestal Virgins, were far more popular. A small selection, ending in one of Gêrome’s grandest arena paintings.

September 21, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 65

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 65. Here are my solutions to them. 1: To […]

September 21, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Fitting a quart into a pint pot with sparse bundles

How to store a 400 GB sparse bundle on a volume which only has 200 GB free space – provided that you don’t actually use the space that isn’t there.

September 21, 2020 Macs, Technology

Anyone for Badminton? Its early history in paintings 2

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In the mid 1800s, battledore was played by young women rather than children, then gained its characteristic net.

September 20, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Two thousand yard stare

In just three days last week, Apple released nine major products which demanded the attention of independent developers. How did that work out, then?

September 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

Anyone for Badminton? Its early history in paintings 1

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When was the sport of badminton first played? These early paintings, including William Blake’s ‘The Fly’, look promising but show a children’s game instead.

September 19, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 65

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: To the […]

September 19, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

A brief guide to disk image files

So many different types, from read-only disk image .dmg files, to sparse bundles and DVD/CD-R masters. Which to use, and how to create them?

September 19, 2020 Macs, Technology

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