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Is single-user mode (SUM) dead?

Single-user mode to run fsck to check and repair your boot disk became tricky with Fusion Drives. With a T2 chip, it’s not practical in its traditional form.

September 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Commemorating 300 years since the death of Jan Weenix

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Specialising in still life piled high with dead game, his paintings may now seem horrific. They so inspired Goethe that he dedicated a poem to them.

September 24, 2019 General, Life, Painting

More About This Mac: where to find that UUID, MAC address, etc.

Extensive listing of places to find key information such as your User UUID/GUID, Ethernet MAC, model identifier, and much more.

September 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

The Divine Comedy: Overview and list of articles

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Illustrated table of contents to all the articles here describing Dante’s Divine Comedy and the great paintings and prints that accompany it.

September 23, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 13

How did you do this week?

September 23, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

Hardware diagnostics

How to check your Mac’s hardware, interpret the results, deal with problems, and tackle tricky intermittent faults.

September 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Crowded Cities: paintings of urban crowds 2

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From Naturalist paintings of Bastille Day in 1880 to rush hour in New York City, and crowds outside the Gare de l’Est in 1917.

September 22, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Why has Apple put snapshots in a straitjacket?

Snapshots are one of the crown jewels of APFS, and very powerful. Why then has Apple made them almost impossible to use?

September 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Crowded Cities: paintings of urban crowds 1

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Crowded streets in town and cities, from Jan van Eyck in 1435 to Pasini’s market in Constantinople in 1877.

September 21, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 13

Three riddles to tease your mind. Solutions will be posted here on Monday morning.

September 21, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

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