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Apple has just released an update to XProtect
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/18/apple-has-just-released-an-update-to-xprotect-16/
Published: September 18, 2024 18:18
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan to Sonoma, […]
Reading visual art: 159 Voyeur, modern
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/18/reading-visual-art-159-voyeur-modern/
Published: September 18, 2024 11:30
King Candaules killed, Phryné acquitted of impiety, Musidora watched while bathing, a nude on a beach, and Bonnard's partner Marthe.
Build a VM with iCloud access in Sequoia, on Apple silicon
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/18/build-a-vm-with-icloud-access-in-sequoia-on-apple-silicon/
Published: September 18, 2024 06:30
Step by step guide to building and installing a VM running macOS 15.0 Sequoia with Apple Account access to iCloud, and updating XProtect.
XProtect updates are available again
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/18/xprotect-updates-are-available-again/
Published: September 18, 2024 06:07
XProtect updates are available in the normal way for macOS Sonoma and earlier, to version 5272, and for Sequoia to either 5272 or 5273.
Reading visual art: 158 Voyeur, classical
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/17/reading-visual-art-158-voyeur-classical/
Published: September 17, 2024 11:30
Polyphemus watching the naked Acis, King David watching Bathsheba, two old elders watching Susanna bathing, each of them voyeurs.
Apple has stopped all XProtect updates for macOS Sonoma and earlier
Published: September 17, 2024 08:00
Updating XProtect data has suddenly changed, whichever version of macOS is running. Here are the full details.
Sequoia introduces pinning to iCloud Drive
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/16/sequoia-introduces-pinning-to-icloud-drive/
Published: September 16, 2024 20:00
If you have Optimise Mac Storage enabled for iCloud Drive, this new feature lets you pin the files you want to be stored locally and not evicted. Full details.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/16/apple-has-just-released-an-update-to-xprotect-15/
Published: September 16, 2024 18:33
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan or so, […]
Apple has released macOS 15.0 Sequoia and security updates to 14.7 and 13.7
Published: September 16, 2024 17:13
As promised last week, Apple has released the upgrade to macOS 15.0 Sequoia, together with security updates to […]
Changing Paintings: 37 The fall of Icarus
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/16/changing-paintings-37-the-fall-of-icarus/
Published: September 16, 2024 11:30
Daedalus and son Icarus try to escape the island of Crete by flying with artificial wings. Icarus flies too close to the sun, melting the wax holding his wings together, and drowns.
Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 273
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/16/solutions-to-saturday-mac-riddles-273/
Published: September 16, 2024 08:00
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 273. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Resign, […]
Looking ahead to Sequoia’s updates
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/16/looking-ahead-to-sequoias-updates/
Published: September 16, 2024 06:30
When should we expect scheduled updates to macOS Sequoia over the coming year? Which are the most likely to fix or create bugs?
Laundresses in a landscape 2
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/15/laundresses-in-a-landscape-2/
Published: September 15, 2024 11:30
Later landscapes from 1880, by Boudin, Vincent van Gogh, Gauguin, Renoir, and others, prior to their decline in the early 20th century.
Last Week on my Mac: 15.0 or wait for 15.1?
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/15/last-week-on-my-mac-15-0-or-wait-for-15-1/
Published: September 15, 2024 07:00
Although we have another month to wait for AI, Sequoia 15.0 has important new features including iPhone Mirroring, the Passwords app, and changes in XProtect.
Laundresses in a landscape 1
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/14/laundresses-in-a-landscape-1/
Published: September 14, 2024 11:30
Landscapes featuring women washing linen and clothes from Isabey, Jongkind, Boudin, Berthe Morisot, Sisley and others.
Saturday Mac riddles 273
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/14/saturday-mac-riddles-273/
Published: September 14, 2024 08:00
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Resign, stop […]
A brief history of QuickTime
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/14/a-brief-history-of-quicktime/
Published: September 14, 2024 07:00
After the Desktop Publishing revolution of the late 1980s came the Desktop Video revolution in the 1990s, based around QuickTime.
Emily Carr’s paintings: First totems 1892-1911
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/13/emily-carrs-paintings-first-totems-1892-1911/
Published: September 13, 2024 11:30
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, she started painting First Nations totems in 1907, and decided to document them on the NW coast.
From quarantine to provenance: how xattrs are copied
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/13/from-quarantine-to-provenance-how-xattrs-are-copied/
Published: September 13, 2024 06:30
macOS has an elaborate set of rules determining which types of xattr are preserve during different types of copying, including syncing to iCloud Drive. Here they are in full detail.
The Real Country: 4 Gleaning
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/12/the-real-country-4-gleaning/
Published: September 12, 2024 11:30
Gleaning has Biblical origins, to let the poor get their own free supply of grain. Was it confined to the poorest, and did it remain a right, later in Europe?
From quarantine to provenance: extended attributes
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/12/from-quarantine-to-provenance-extended-attributes/
Published: September 12, 2024 06:30
Extended attributes were added to Mac OS X 10.4, and soon supported the quarantine xattr. They have since flourished, and have valuable properties.
Reading visual art: 157 Hospitality in life
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/11/reading-visual-art-157-hospitality-in-life/
Published: September 11, 2024 11:30
Religious paintings of the parable of the Good Samaritan, and Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, and charitable saints, before all changed in the 19th century..
macOS Sequoia ships next week; here’s a SilentKnight update for it
Published: September 11, 2024 06:30
SilenKnight 2.11 addresses issues with Sequoia, and is strongly recommended if you're going to update from Monday 16 September onwards.
Reading visual art: 156 Hospitality in myth
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/10/reading-visual-art-156-hospitality-in-myth/
Published: September 10, 2024 11:30
Myths of Perseus and Atlas, Philemon and Baucis, and the peasants of Lycia teach the ancient code of hospitality to strangers.
What performance should you get from different types of storage?
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/09/10/what-performance-should-you-get-from-different-types-of-storage/
Published: September 10, 2024 06:30
How much faster should a Thunderbolt 3 SSD be for making Time Machine backups? How can you speed up backups to your NAS? Here are representative speeds from real testing.