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How macOS runs background activities: 3 When things go wrong

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When part of the mechanism which schedules and dispatches Time Machine backups fails, those backups become irregular. Here it is shown in a clear diagram.

May 15, 2017 Macs, Technology

Rubens’ Peace and War: 2 The cost of war

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With no diplomatic mission to accomplish, and an open commission, Rubens was free to express his experience of war.

May 14, 2017 General, Life, Painting

How macOS runs background activities: 2 Time Machine backups

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Diagrams how a routine Time Machine backup is scheduled and dispatched using CTS and DAS.

May 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

Rubens’ Peace and War: 1 Fighting the peace

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When you’re a great narrative painter and a diplomat, one painting might be all that is needed to secure a peace treaty.

May 13, 2017 General, Life, Painting

macOS Sierra bug not fixed: Time Machine backups still stop working

The old bug in macOS Sierra, which has been present since its first release last year, resulting in […]

May 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple pushes more security updates

Apple has pushed out two further updates to the security tools which come with OS X El Capitan […]

May 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

How macOS runs background activities: 1 From within an app

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The first detailed account of how macOS Sierra runs many of its background activities, complete with a diagram.

May 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

Edvard Munch: The Frieze of Life 3, Flowering and Passing of Love

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The second section maintains the botanical metaphor, in which love flowers, and passes. Six superb paintings explain.

May 12, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Taking a clearer look into deepest macOS: DispatchView 0.2b1

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Improvements to help you see the wood from the trees in your logs.

May 12, 2017 Macs, Technology

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 19 – Cadmus and Harmonia

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The short conclusion to the house of Cadmus is touching, doubly transformative, and painted by a single artist.

May 11, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

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