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Q&A: Trashing a backup

I have put over 140,000 files of around 270 GB from an old Time Machine backup into the Trash, and am now trying to empty the Trash. How can I expedite it?

May 26, 2015 Macs, Technology

With Complements

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It is evident that the rules of colour harmony vary widely and lack a solid basis. Opinions have changed often. (Rolf G Kuehni)

May 26, 2015 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Book Review: Poussin et Dieu (Poussin and God), Milovanovic and Szanto

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This Poussin exhibition may not have attracted the same publicity as the recent “Late Rembrandt”, but this book is a milestone in art history, and an excellent reference in its own right.

May 25, 2015 Painting

Location, Location, Location

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Location services aid navigation, enhance your photography, and can even enrich your social life. Here’s how to get thoroughly geotagged.

May 25, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Opaque optical drive

The optical drive in our iMac refuses to read most disks, normally spitting them out even though the disks have usually spun up inside. What is wrong with it?

May 25, 2015 Macs, Technology

eMail without tears or fears

Six simple questions to make your messages more effective.

May 25, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Beyond the French Impressionists: 9 Germany, Blechen, Liebermann, Corinth, Slevogt

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The main German impressionist painters followed the French Impressionists, with Liebermann and Slevogt continuing to use the style well into the twentieth century.

May 24, 2015 Painting

Q&A: Spelling colour correctly

Pages seems stuck using American spelling. How can I change it to use British English instead?

May 24, 2015 Macs, Technology

Crash trash

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The computing sense of crash lacks onomatopœa, is gross hyperbole, and is far too widely encompassing to be meaningful.

May 24, 2015 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Q&A: Lost keychain

I have lost my default keychain, which disappeared from Keychain Access. Where can I find it?

May 23, 2015 Macs, Technology

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