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Medium and Message: On a cigar-box

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The Macchiaioli of Tuscany, James Whistler, Georges Seurat and the Australian Impressionists all like to sketch in oil on cigar boxes.

December 2, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Medium and Message: Anatomy of paintings

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Defines and explains key terms, from the support, through the ground and paint layer with its binder and diluent, to the varnish to protect its surface.

August 5, 2025 General, Life, Painting

Firmware updates with macOS 15.0, 14.7 and 13.7

Latest macOS updates bring revised firmware for most models. Here are details of which are no longer being updated, and what’s likely in the future.

September 23, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Will updated apps still run on older macOS?

It may seem strange, but each new version of macOS brings a hidden feature that determines which older […]

July 25, 2024 Macs, Technology

Welcome to the Year of Sonoma

Your calendar for the coming year, including the scheduled minor updates to macOS 14 Sonoma, and likely announcement of M3 Macs. From the crystal ball and tea leaves.

September 26, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Getting help from ChatGPT and AI

Something wrong with your Mac? Why not ask ChatGPT, or the new Bing, to diagnose it and recommend a solution?

February 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Deleting the SSV to free space

The industry has cut out the middleman and destroyed the support pyramid, in which trained staff in dealers addressed minor issues.

May 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

Why doesn’t Apple formally support old macOS?

Although it’s attractive that Apple should make its macOS support commitment explicit, it has reasons to avoid doing so. Would it really bring users any benefit?

January 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Silence isn’t golden

As Apple silently drops Mojave’s support, it releases a security update to iOS 12, which was originally released a week before Mojave. And its entire AirPort range also seems unsupported now.

September 26, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Support, dependence, control

Apple seldom posts Support Notes to guide many users to solve problems, but prefers them to access Apple Support one at a time. Why this inefficiency?

November 1, 2020 Macs, Technology

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