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A more detailed history of Spotlight

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Supported by some of the many patents awarded to Apple’s engineers, a year-by-year account of the development of Spotlight from 1994 to 2019.

August 2, 2025 Macs, Technology

A brief history of local search

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From AppleSearch and Find File in 1994, demand for search has grown with rising storage capacity. Sherlock was released in 1998, then replaced by Spotlight in 2005. Twenty years later it’s still going strong.

June 7, 2025 Macs, Technology

The Real Country: 7 Meat, milk, fleece and dung

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Sheep were the best mobile source of dung, and used to fertilise the soil used to raise crops such as staple cereals, wheat and rye. They also provided fleeces to generate the wool trade.

October 3, 2024 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Agatha Christie, dendrites and West Berlin

Making their appearance for the first time in macOS 14.4 are Agatha Christie’s detective Hercule Poirot, branches from nerve cells, and isolated fragments of states. What can they be?

March 10, 2024 Macs, Technology

High: Scottish Bens

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Most are savage in winter, and ascended from close to sea level. The highest of the 282 Scottish peaks over 3,000 feet is Ben Nevis.

January 25, 2024 General, Life, Painting

High: Fauna

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The hills are alive with eagles, black grouse, sheep, highland cattle, deer, and even the occasional goat.

December 7, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Painting Scotland: 2 Visitors

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Landscapes by those who visited Scotland, including Rosa Bonheur, Gustave Doré, Hans Gude, and plenty from England.

July 2, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Scottish Highlands and Islands on canvas: 2, visiting artists

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Visits to Scotland became popular among artists in the nineteenth century. Here are wonderful paintings by AW Hunt, Gustave Doré, Rosa Bonheur, Hans Gude, and others.

September 24, 2017 General, Life, Painting
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