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Desperate measures: the new campaign to demetricate

It makes as much sense as reverting to Norman French as the official language in UK courts and administration.

September 26, 2016 General, Life, Technology

Shinnecock summer: William Merritt Chase in the country

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As an Impressionist painter, his plein air paintings of Shinnecock are central to his works and career. They were also much of his teaching.

September 25, 2016 General, Painting

Last Week on my Mac: Sierra, early impressions

The release of Sierra seems to have gone smoothly. Was it really a major release, though? What does it get wrong? What about third party support?

September 25, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

The Forgotten Pre-Raphaelite: Marie Spartali Stillman, 3 – from 1892

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Her obituary dwelled on grace and charm, dismissing her painting as a leisuretime activity. Here is the last part of her 60 year painting career.

September 24, 2016 General, Painting

Troubleshooting Sierra: an overview of tools and techniques

After a near-panic and interminable spin, it proved impossible to get useful diagnostic information. Here are some tools and techniques which should still be useful.

September 24, 2016 Macs, Technology

The Forgotten Pre-Raphaelite: Marie Spartali Stillman, 2 – 1884 to 1892

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Her time in Florence brought maturity to her work. She then painted a series of major paintings, although you’d be pushed to find any in European collections.

September 23, 2016 General, Painting

Sierra’s Console: promising but incomplete

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Even a performing basic check can be an act of supreme intellectual challenge, or is now flatly impossible. Early beta quality.

September 23, 2016 Macs, Technology

The Forgotten Pre-Raphaelite: Marie Spartali Stillman, 1 – to 1883

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Initially a favourite model, she became an accomplished and original painter in watercolours, whose works were seen across Europe and in the US.

September 22, 2016 General, Painting

Silent Sierra night: security settings files in macOS Sierra

Note: this version ceases to be updated from 14 June 2017. A newer version is available here. In […]

September 22, 2016 Macs, Technology

Obscured by clouds: how Sierra breaks copy/move

Its increasingly hard to know where your files are, when you let Sierra manage your storage using iCloud. This is not a neat illusion, but a confusing deception.

September 22, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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