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System time, clocks and their syncing in macOS

How to ensure your Mac’s clock and time is as accurate as possible, what can cause problems, and how it works using the timed daemon, as revealed in the log.

May 21, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]

May 20, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reading Visual Art: 211 Narrative modes A

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Example paintings showing instantaneous, multi-image, multi-frame and polymythic narrative, from Poussin to Waterhouse.

May 20, 2025 General, Life, Painting

A Dance to the Music of Time in Intel and Apple silicon logs

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Although Macs can resolve time to nanoseconds, this isn’t apparent from tests writing log entries very rapidly. This explains what is probably happening.

May 20, 2025 Macs, Technology

Changing Paintings: 71 Pythagoras and Numa

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Pythagoras links the myths in Ovid’s book in the constant changes seen in nature, and advocates vegetarianism. Then King Numa’s wife dictates to him the laws of Rome.

May 19, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 308

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 308. Here are my solutions to them. 1: One […]

May 19, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Resolve time better in LogUI build 48

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Although there are important differences between Intel and Apple silicon Macs, both can resolve time to nanoseconds. So can this new version of LogUI.

May 19, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

A French landscape painter in Rome: Claude

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Initially a servant and cook to an Italian painter, he developed his distinctive style from a Flemish artist who had moved to Rome in 1582. A great influence on JMW Turner.

May 18, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Forcing decisions

Will macOS 16 support Intel Macs? All T2 models, or just a few of them? What about the 5 year rule? It’s all down to demand and cost benefit, and maybe convincing those who have been sitting on the fence.

May 18, 2025 Macs, Technology

A French landscape painter in Rome: Poussin

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It took him 3 attempts to get to Rome, where he fell ill with syphilis. His patron helped him become well-read and erudite, and that led him to paint sublime pure landscapes.

May 17, 2025 General, Life, Painting

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