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The best-known unknown woman in art: Beatrice Portinari 3

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After Rossetti’s death in 1882, Marie Spartali Stillman kept his obsession alive. Then can Odilon Redon, who also fell for the story of Beatrice.

November 11, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 20

Did you get all three this week?

November 11, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

Time Machine and backing up in Catalina

Time Machine has changed in Catalina, but details haven’t been provided. How best to prepare to upgrade, and how to address its problems.

November 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

The best-known unknown woman in art: Beatrice Portinari 2

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Rossetti was obsessed with Beatrice, sometimes the literary figure from Dante’s ‘Vita Nuova’, other times that from the Divine Comedy. He was also obsessed with his models Lizzie Siddall and Jane Morris.

November 10, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Welcome to the managed environment?

It’s not very often that we see the birth of a whole new subsystem both in macOS and iOS, but RunningBoard is brand new with 10.15 and 13.

November 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

The best-known unknown woman in art: Beatrice Portinari 1

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Claimed to be Dante’s beloved, Beatrice Portinari has become one of the most painted women in history. But she may have been symbolic rather than physical. Paintings by Blake and others.

November 9, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 20

Here, for the 20th anniversary, isn’t a TAM, but three hopefully easier riddles to keep you puzzled. Solutions on Monday.

November 9, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

Catalina’s log can’t be unprivatised

How can you inspect log entries censored with in Catalina? Apparently you can’t any more.

November 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

How RunningBoard tracks every app, and manages some

How this new part of macOS tracks the apps which you open, and declares when they exit “Death Sentinel fired!”

November 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

Orlando Furioso: Angelica rescued and the orc slain

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Ruggiero rescues Angelica, but is unable to kill the orc. After they fly off together, he tries his luck but she becomes invisible and escapes. Orlando then kills the orc and rescues Olimpia.

November 8, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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