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The Time Machine Mechanic 1.1b: new version should run on High Sierra too

Time Machine diagnostics now available for Sierra, and (in beta) for High Sierra.

September 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed another Gatekeeper update

Apple has today pushed another update to its Gatekeeper configuration data, bringing it to version 129. As usual, […]

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 43 Philemon and Baucis, virtue rewarded

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It pays to welcome strangers, and to help them rest and recover, particularly when they turn out to be Jupiter and Mercury. A wonderful story, and 4 superb paintings.

September 20, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Consolation 2 & 3, and RunConsolation: new versions should run on High Sierra

This free log browser for Sierra should now be fully compatible with High Sierra.

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

KeychainCheck 1.3: new version should run on Sierra, and High Sierra

Checks basic settings and function in your keychains. Now runs on El Capitan, Sierra, or High Sierra.

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 3.5: new version should run on Sierra, and High Sierra

Check security system updates and more – now on El Capitan, Sierra, or High Sierra.

September 20, 2017 Macs, Technology

Turner, painted propaganda, and the birth of Modern Europe

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‘The Opening of the Wallhalla’ is not a scene from Nordic myth. Here’s how Hermann the German got his (incorrect) name, and how nationalism tried to create a modern myth.

September 19, 2017 General, Life, Painting

News feeds for this blog: getting less eclectic

URLs for all the news feeds available for this site – and a model for all WordPress.com blogs.

September 19, 2017 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Self-starting Macs, startup chimes, and other secrets of NVRAM

How to control whether your 2016 MacBook Pro sounds a startup-chime or start up when you open its case, why you can’t unmute a 2017 iMac, and how High Sierra changes your NVRAM.

September 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

Edgar Degas: Dancers 2, Lessons and rehearsal

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These fascinating works are little appreciated. Here are some clues as to their readings, including some links to contemporary novels about the dark side of the ballet – and more.

September 18, 2017 General, Life, Painting

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