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Last Week on My Mac: The tragic case of audiobooks

A hitchhiker’s guide to the mess that is the audiobook section in Apple’s Books app. Time to launch a Vogon Constructor Fleet?

May 17, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Audiobooks in the Books app

Can you add your own audiobooks to the Books app? It seems a simple question, but the answer is elusive and guarded.

May 13, 2020 Macs, Technology

What has changed in Catalina 10.15.2?

New versions of Books, Music, News, Stocks and TV are among the most obvious changes in 10.15.2, but there’s a lot more besides, including some firmware updates.

December 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

What has changed in the Catalina 10.15.1 update?

Apple’s release notes for Catalina 10.15.1 are quite detailed, at last, and specify improvements and fixes to support […]

October 30, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Taking text further

The Books app demonstrates how stultified is the approach to text on computers. It’s carefully engineered to work like a book, not to bring any new powers to text or reading.

April 28, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Watch for Amazon Marketplace Rip-offs

How Amazon can offer a £25 book for £125, via its Marketplace associates.

September 9, 2017 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Going back to the book

Search engines don’t work, as they’re indifferent to quality and accuracy of content. Existing eBook formats are little more than book-in-browser. So how to publish more demanding content?

April 30, 2017 General, Language, Macs, Technology

A Summer of Bosch – books and exhibitions for his 500th

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The pick of the exhibitions and books to help you celebrate Hieronymus Bosch’s 500th anniversary.

May 16, 2016 General, Life, Painting

Libraries have not been replaced by the internet

Online and print publications and other sources of information are usually complementary. The internet enriches, it does not replace.

April 29, 2016 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Technology is not turning the young into puddings

Should we worry about claimed adverse effects of smartphones on book reading? And who suffers most if we close libraries?

April 12, 2016 General, Language, Life, Macs, Technology

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