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Bundle, package, library, or folder?

There’s more to the Finder’s illusions than plain folders. Here’s an explanation of packages and bundles, and how to use and abuse them.

March 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

Adobe Flash Player update (updated)

Adobe has just released a major update to its Flash Player, taking it to version 25.0.0.127, which is […]

March 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

Paul Nash: from ancient to surreal, 4 – 1939-1942

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Appointed as a full-time war artist to the RAF, he was expected to paint portraits of aircrew. He had other, much better ideas.

March 13, 2017 General, Painting

Help Help: 3 What the docs don’t tell you

Problems with Help are uncommon in Sierra, but when they occur can be mystifying. Here’s some of the can of worms.

March 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

Consolation 2.0 is now available

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Vastly improved over version 1, this now has over 6 MB of Help Book, with extensive reference material and links to online articles too.

March 12, 2017 Macs, Technology

President’s Park, the Titanic, and a Name on a Tree: The story of Oenone

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How many in the White House know the story of the memorial fountain just opposite – of Butt and Millet, Tennyson, and Oenone?

March 12, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Loose ends and details

Apple will be judged by its ability to surprise us with the new, revelatory, and enabling – which have become less frequent.

March 12, 2017 Macs, Technology

Other Gardens: The Vegetable Patch on Canvas

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Gardens aren’t just for flowers, and paintings of vegetable gardens can be just as good art as the most resplendent roses.

March 11, 2017 General, Painting

Help Help: 2 What has happened to Help?

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Is Sierra’s Apple Help on its way out? If not, how does it differ from that documented 8 years ago for Leopard – when the current docs were last revised.

March 11, 2017 Macs, Technology

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 9 – The abduction of Europa

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Less than 30 lines of the book are devoted to the abduction of Europa, which has become its best-known and most-often painted story.

March 10, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

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