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Saturday Mac riddles 5

Three more riddles about Macs, computing and numbers to entertain you over the weekend.

July 27, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

What makes macOS updates more complex: T2 firmware updates

Why couldn’t you install Security Update 2019-004 on your T2-free Mac, when the problem was in its T2 firmware update?

July 27, 2019 Macs, Technology

The first Italian Master in oil: Antonello da Messina 1

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Vasari claimed that he was trained by Jan van Eyck, but he probably learnt under an Italian artist in Milan before becoming the first Master in oils.

July 26, 2019 General, Life, Painting

How do the Finder, Terminal and Spotlight handle extended attribute flags?

Does using xattr flags disrupt Spotlight indexing, and how are those flags respected using different methods of copying a file?

July 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Updating Mojave to 10.14.6 is probably safe, as are Sierra and High Sierra Security Updates

The latest news on last week’s macOS updates is that the Mojave update to 10.14.6 does appear ‘safe’, […]

July 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Work in Progress: The Wilton Diptych

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Painted on two panels of oak using egg tempera, it combines gold and raised details to mimic precious stones. How it was made.

July 25, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Apple, meet WYSIWYG; it’s the way Macs used to work

It may seem minor, but what TextEdit has been doing for the last 6 months is a travesty of what made the Mac.

July 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Best not to apply any of the latest macOS updates, including 10.14.6, for now – WITHDRAWN

Note: Apple has now released fixed versions of the Security Updates: details here. Apple has overnight pulled one […]

July 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Don’t apply High Sierra or Sierra Security Updates 2019-004 – Apple has pulled them both – WITHDRAWN

Apple has now released fixed versions of the two Security Updates – see this article for full details. […]

July 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

Misfit: Henri Fantin-Latour 7 Flower painter

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To see his art, look not at Fantin’s groups of human figures, but at these crowds of flowers and fruit.

July 24, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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