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Visible brushstrokes: 4. the curious case of Francesco Guardi

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An innovator with his painterly style, some have suggested that he was even Impressionist – a whole century before Monet.

December 17, 2015 Painting

Made it: running on a new iMac

The trials, tribulations, and rewards of being forced to switch to a new iMac. With some performance insights too.

December 17, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Moving to a new Mac: planned, or pushed

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Have you just got a new Mac, or have you just ordered one to replace an old, ailing, or dead one? Here is advice on making the move from old to new.

December 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Thunderbolt: not quite all daisies

Although mainly straightforward, there are catches which can break the daisy-chain.

December 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Visible brushstrokes: 3. after 1865, and some puzzles

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Marks made by the brush and knife serve different purposes from the late nineteenth century. They also beg some fascinating questions.

December 15, 2015 Painting

Precisely not: why we have become too precise for our own good

The app told me that in 10 minutes it would rain for 10 minutes, but there was a 43% chance of rain over the next hour.

December 15, 2015 General, Language, Life, Macs, Technology

MacKeeper: potential security breach

If you have ever registered a copy of MacKeeper, you might like to think carefully about how you […]

December 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Is printing from Pages pants?

When trying to print multiple copies from Pages, each gets slower and slower to appear. Why can the app not print properly?

December 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

Reviving the hopeless Mac: what to try before visiting the Genius Bar

What to do when your Mac won’t start up, and is acting dead, or at least mortally wounded.

December 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

The Eclectic Light flickers: my iMac might be dead

You know, from soon after getting up, that some days are not going to be easy. Yesterday was […]

December 13, 2015 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

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