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Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 347

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/02/16/solutions-to-saturday-mac-riddles-347/

<p>I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 347. Here are my solutions to them.</p>
<h3>1: Stop operating when the power goes off.</h3>
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<h4>Shut Down</h4>
<p>Stop operating <em>(shut down)</em> when the power goes off <em>(what happens).</em></p>
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<h3>2: A place out of the studio for network settings.</h3>
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<h4>Location</h4>
<p>A place <em>(a location)</em> out of the studio <em>(on location)</em> for network settings <em>(what this controls).</em></p>
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<h3>3: Tress for giving shelter can require password.</h3>
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<h4>Lock Screen</h4>
<p>Tress <em>(a lock of hair)</em> for giving shelter <em>(a screen)</em> can require password <em>(the lock screen can).</em></p>
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<h3>The common factor</h3>
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<p>They’re all commands in the Apple  menu.</p>
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<p>I look forward to your putting alternative cases.</p>

Saturday Mac riddles 347

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/02/14/saturday-mac-riddles-347/

<p>Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation.</p>
<p>1: Stop operating when the power goes off.</p>
<p>2: A place out of the studio for network settings.</p>
<p>3: Tress for giving shelter can require password.</p>
<p>To help you cross-check your solutions, or confuse you further, there’s a common factor between them.</p>
<p>I’ll post my solutions first thing on Monday morning.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please don’t post your solutions as comments here: it spoils it for others.</strong></em></p>

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 346

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/02/09/solutions-to-saturday-mac-riddles-346/

<p>I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 346. Here are my solutions to them.</p>
<h3>1: Shift for this fashion without extensions.</h3>
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<h4>Safe Mode</h4>
<p>Shift <em>(the key held on Intel Macs, or held in Recovery on Apple silicon Macs)</em> for this fashion <em>(mode)</em> without extensions <em>(it starts up with third-party extensions disabled).</em></p>
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<h3>2: V is long-winded with fast-scrolling text.</h3>
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<h4>Verbose Mode</h4>
<p>V <em>(the key held on Intel Macs, with Command, but requires an NVRAM setting on Apple silicon)</em> is long-winded <em>(verbose)</em> with fast-scrolling text <em>(what it does).</em></p>
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<h3>3: Unmarried person who’s logged in using S in the past.</h3>
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<h4>Single User Mode</h4>
<p>Unmarried <em>(single)</em> person who’s logged in <em>(the user)</em> using S <em>(the startup key, with Command)</em> in the past <em>(not available on Apple silicon Macs, and probably no longer on Intel either now).</em></p>
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<h3>The common factor</h3>
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<p>They’re startup modes.</p>
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<p>I look forward to your putting alternative cases.</p>

Saturday Mac riddles 346

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/02/07/saturday-mac-riddles-346/

<p>Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation.</p>
<p>1: Shift for this fashion without extensions.</p>
<p>2: V is long-winded with fast-scrolling text.</p>
<p>3: Unmarried person who’s logged in using S in the past.</p>
<p>To help you cross-check your solutions, or confuse you further, there’s a common factor between them.</p>
<p>I’ll post my solutions first thing on Monday morning.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please don’t post your solutions as comments here: it spoils it for others.</strong></em></p>

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 345

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/02/02/solutions-to-saturday-mac-riddles-345/

<p>I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 345. Here are my solutions to them.</p>
<h3>1: No amateur at inference is Apple’s DAW.</h3>
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<h4>Logic Pro</h4>
<p>No amateur <em>(a pro)</em> at inference <em>(logic)</em> is Apple’s DAW <em>(it’s Apple’s Digital Audio Workstation).</em></p>
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<h3>2: Air pump squeezes and encodes your media.</h3>
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<h4>Compressor</h4>
<p>Air pump <em>(compressor)</em> squeezes and encodes your media <em>(what it does).</em></p>
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<h3>3: Principal performance platform for 1 to go live.</h3>
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<h4>MainStage</h4>
<p>Principal <em>(main)</em> performance platform <em>(a stage)</em> for 1 to go live <em>(it’s the live performance companion to Logic Pro).</em></p>
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<h3>The common factor</h3>
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<p>They’re among the apps bundled in Apple Creator Studio.</p>
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<p>I look forward to your putting alternative cases.</p>

Saturday Mac riddles 345

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/31/saturday-mac-riddles-345/

<p>Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation.</p>
<p>1: No amateur at inference is Apple’s DAW.</p>
<p>2: Air pump squeezes and encodes your media.</p>
<p>3: Principal performance platform for 1 to go live.</p>
<p>To help you cross-check your solutions, or confuse you further, there’s a common factor between them.</p>
<p>I’ll post my solutions first thing on Monday morning.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please don’t post your solutions as comments here: it spoils it for others.</strong></em></p>

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 344

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/26/solutions-to-saturday-mac-riddles-344/

<p>I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 344. Here are my solutions to them.</p>
<h3>1: Iron, copper, mercury, shaders.</h3>
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<h4>Metal</h4>
<p>Iron, copper, mercury, <em>(all three are metals)</em> shaders <em>(it’s a low-level 3D graphics, shader and compute API for Apple silicon GPUs).</em></p>
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<h3>2: Silica successor to 3 went from 2D to extreme.</h3>
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<h4>Quartz</h4>
<p>Silica <em>(the mineral quartz)</em> successor to 3 <em>(it progressively replaced QuickDraw in Mac OS X)</em> went from 2D <em>(Quartz 2D)</em> to extreme <em>(Quartz Extreme, with hardware acceleration).</em></p>
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<h3>3: Classic climbing extender replaced by 2 and all but vanished now.</h3>
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<h4>QuickDraw</h4>
<p>Classic <em>(it was the graphics library and API in Classic Mac OS, and initially written by Bill Atkinson and Andy Hertzfeld)</em> climbing extender <em>(a quickdraw)</em> replaced by 2 and all but vanished now <em>(in Mac OS X, Quartz 2D has replaced it, with barely a trace left in modern macOS).</em></p>
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<h3>The common factor</h3>
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<p>They have each been key parts of the Mac’s graphics system.</p>
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<p>I look forward to your putting alternative cases.</p>

Saturday Mac riddles 344

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/24/saturday-mac-riddles-344/

<p>Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation.</p>
<p>1: Iron, copper, mercury, shaders.</p>
<p>2: Silica successor to 3 went from 2D to extreme.</p>
<p>3: Classic climbing extender replaced by 2 and all but vanished now.</p>
<p>To help you cross-check your solutions, or confuse you further, there’s a common factor between them.</p>
<p>I’ll post my solutions first thing on Monday morning.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please don’t post your solutions as comments here: it spoils it for others.</strong></em></p>

Learn the hilarious and inspiring moments behind the creation of the Mac.
#InsanelyGreat #MacHistory #BookRecommendations
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/macintosh-computer-history/

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 343

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/19/solutions-to-saturday-mac-riddles-343/

<p>I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 343. Here are my solutions to them.</p>
<h3>1: In between lights and action, or obscura for a bit of privacy.</h3>
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<h4>Camera</h4>
<p>In between lights and action <em>(lights, camera, action),</em> or obscura <em>(a camera obscura)</em> for a bit of privacy <em>(what its control provides).</em></p>
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<h3>2: Make well-defined using 1 perhaps, with do not disturb.</h3>
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<h4>Focus</h4>
<p>Make well-defined <em>(to focus)</em> using 1 perhaps <em>(a camera),</em> with do not disturb <em>(one of the standard focus modes).</em></p>
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<h3>3: Nearby interconnections could be blocked if you don’t agree.</h3>
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<h4>Local Network</h4>
<p>Nearby <em>(local)</em> interconnections <em>(network)</em> could be blocked if you don’t agree <em>(if you don’t give consent when prompted to allow it).</em></p>
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<h3>The common factor</h3>
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<p>They are each privacy categories controlled in Privacy & Security settings in macOS Sequoia and Tahoe.</p>
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<p>I look forward to your putting alternative cases.</p>

Saturday Mac riddles 343

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/17/saturday-mac-riddles-343/

<p>Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation.</p>
<p>1: In between lights and action, or obscura for a bit of privacy.</p>
<p>2: Make well-defined using 1 perhaps, with do not disturb.</p>
<p>3: Nearby interconnections could be blocked if you don’t agree.</p>
<p>To help you cross-check your solutions, or confuse you further, there’s a common factor between them.</p>
<p>I’ll post my solutions first thing on Monday morning.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please don’t post your solutions as comments here: it spoils it for others.</strong></em></p>

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 342

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/12/solutions-to-saturday-mac-riddles-342/

<p>I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 342. Here are my solutions to them.</p>
<h3>1: Reproduce flour and water to transfer contents using C and V.</h3>
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<h4>Copy and paste</h4>
<p>Reproduce <em>(to copy)</em> flour and water <em>(a paste)</em> to transfer contents <em>(what they do)</em> using C and V <em>(the Command key shortcuts for them).</em></p>
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<h3>2: Dreary event with a delivery to transfer contents by hand.</h3>
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<h4>Drag and drop</h4>
<p>Dreary event <em>(a drag)</em> with a delivery <em>(a drop)</em> to transfer contents <em>(what they do)</em> by hand <em>(using mouse, trackpad, or similar).</em></p>
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<h3>3: Holds a few sheets or the contents of 1.</h3>
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<h4>clipboard</h4>
<p>Holds a few sheets <em>(what a physical clipboard does)</em> or the contents of 1 <em>(the clipboard, alias pasteboard, holds the contents being transferred during copy and paste).</em></p>
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<h3>The common factor</h3>
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<p>They provide means to transfer document contents in the Mac’s human interface.</p>
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<p>I look forward to your putting alternative cases.</p>

Saturday Mac riddles 342

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/10/saturday-mac-riddles-342/

<p>Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation.</p>
<p>1: Reproduce flour and water to transfer contents using C and V.</p>
<p>2: Dreary event with a delivery to transfer contents by hand.</p>
<p>3: Holds a few sheets or the contents of 1.</p>
<p>To help you cross-check your solutions, or confuse you further, there’s a common factor between them.</p>
<p>I’ll post my solutions first thing on Monday morning.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please don’t post your solutions as comments here: it spoils it for others.</strong></em></p>

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 341

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/05/solutions-to-saturday-mac-riddles-341/

Saturday Mac riddles 341

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/03/saturday-mac-riddles-341/

<p>Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation.</p>
<p>1: When we ran the first macOS on the first Mac with Apple silicon.</p>
<p>2: When we bought the first MacBook Pro and the first Intel Xserve.</p>
<p>3: When we could connect the first SCSI hard drive to our new Mac Plus.</p>
<p>To help you cross-check your solutions, or confuse you further, there’s a common factor between them.</p>
<p>I’ll post my solutions first thing on Monday morning.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please don’t post your solutions as comments here: it spoils it for others.</strong></em></p>

Learn the hilarious and inspiring moments behind the making of the Mac.
#RevolutionInTheValley #MacHistory #BookRecommendations
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/how-the-mac-was-made/

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 340

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/29/solutions-to-saturday-mac-riddles-340/

<p>I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 340. Here are my solutions to them.</p>
<h3>1: Controversial molten silica got blurred from 16 September.</h3>
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<h4>Liquid Glass</h4>
<p>Controversial <em>(it certainly has been)</em> molten silica <em>(real liquid glass)</em> got blurred <em>(among its most controversial effects)</em> from 16 September <em>(it was released in macOS Tahoe).</em></p>
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<h3>2: Up to 24 + 8 and 6 x 5 made it the beast for AI from March.</h3>
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<h4>M3 Ultra</h4>
<p>Up to 24 + 8 <em>(it has 20 or 24 P and 8 E cores)</em> and 6 x 5 <em>(it supports six Thunderbolt 5 ports)</em> made it the beast for AI <em>(it certainly is)</em> from March <em>(it was announced on 5 March).</em></p>
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<h3>3: First of a new family runs from 8 on 6 to 38 since October.</h3>
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<h4>M5</h4>
<p>First of a new family <em>(it’s the first of the M5 family)</em> runs from 8 on 6 to 38 <em>(the M5 motorway in England runs from junction 8 on the M6 near Birmingham, to the A38 south of Exeter)</em> since October <em>(it was launched on 15 October).</em></p>
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<h3>The common factor</h3>
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<p>These were among Apple’s major product launches in 2025.</p>
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<p>I look forward to your putting alternative cases.</p>

Saturday Mac riddles 340

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/27/saturday-mac-riddles-340/

<p>Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation.</p>
<p>1: Controversial molten silica got blurred from 16 September.</p>
<p>2: Up to 24 + 8 and 6 x 5 made it the beast for AI from March.</p>
<p>3: First of a new family runs from 8 on 6 to 38 since October.</p>
<p>To help you cross-check your solutions, or confuse you further, there’s a common factor between them.</p>
<p>I’ll post my solutions first thing on Monday morning.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please don’t post your solutions as comments here: it spoils it for others.</strong></em></p>

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 339

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/22/solutions-to-saturday-mac-riddles-339/

<p>I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 339. Here are my solutions to them.</p>
<h3>1: The favourite of many removed AppleTalk and added a store later.</h3>
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<h4>Snow Leopard</h4>
<p>The favourite of many <em>(it remains the favourite version of Mac OS X for many)</em> removed AppleTalk <em>(it removed support for it)</em> and added a store later <em>(10.6.6 introduced the Mac App Store).</em></p>
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<h3>2: Two to four put the E in the first Apple silicon Macs.</h3>
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<h4>Icestorm</h4>
<p>Two to four <em>(M1 chips have either 2 or 4 of them)</em> put the E<em> (it’s the internal code name for the CPU Efficiency cores)</em> in the first Apple silicon Macs <em>(in the M1 family).</em></p>
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<h3>3: Both followed 2 from Strood to Faversham.</h3>
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<h4>Avalanche and Blizzard</h4>
<p>Both followed 2 <em>(these are the internal code names for the CPU cores of the M2 family)</em> from Strood to Faversham <em>(the route of the M2 motorway in Kent, England).</em></p>
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<h3>The common factor</h3>
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<p>It’s that time of year again for snow and ice (in the northern hemisphere).</p>
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<p>I look forward to your putting alternative cases.</p>

Saturday Mac riddles 339

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/20/saturday-mac-riddles-339/

<p>Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation.</p>
<p>1: The favourite of many removed AppleTalk and added a store later.</p>
<p>2: Two to four put the E in the first Apple silicon Macs.</p>
<p>3: Both followed 2 from Strood to Faversham.</p>
<p>To help you cross-check your solutions, or confuse you further, there’s a common factor between them.</p>
<p>I’ll post my solutions first thing on Monday morning.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please don’t post your solutions as comments here: it spoils it for others.</strong></em></p>

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