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Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 319

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 319. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Successor […]

August 4, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

A deeper dive into Spotlight indexing and local search

Looks at how Spotlight adds a batch of new files to its volume indexes, and how it handles and answers queries.

August 4, 2025 Macs, Technology

The first modern pigment: Prussian blue

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The first modern synthetic pigment, from 1704. Adopted by Canaletto, Hogarth and many others since, and still offered in many paint ranges.

August 3, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Search and you’ll find

A meta-search for Apple’s patents on search, and turning the incessant log chatter of RunningBoard to our advantage in following uninstrumented apps.

August 3, 2025 Macs, Technology

Blue from over the sea: ultramarine

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First imported through Venice by 1300, it became more precious than gold until it could be made synthetically from 1830. The queen of pigments.

August 2, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 319

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Successor to […]

August 2, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

A more detailed history of Spotlight

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Supported by some of the many patents awarded to Apple’s engineers, a year-by-year account of the development of Spotlight from 1994 to 2019.

August 2, 2025 Macs, Technology

The Dutch Golden Age: Introduction

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In 1579, 7 of the more northerly provinces in the Low Countries formed the Dutch Republic. That soon prospered from its international trade, and saw the creation of millions of paintings that changed European art.

August 1, 2025 General, Life, Painting

It’s time to pick your next version of macOS

Coming next month should be macOS Tahoe, security updates for Sequoia and Sonoma, but we’ve probably seen the last of support for Ventura. Which macOS will your Mac be running?

August 1, 2025 Macs, Technology

Paintings of stave churches

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They were once common across northern Europe, now only 31 remain. JC Dahl salvaged one and painted, and Harriet Backer painted the unique interior of another.

July 31, 2025 General, Life, Painting

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