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Figure Drawing: Design and Invention
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January’s wallpaper features Milton, Pam, Nestle Higginbotham, Grampa and Bob.
January’s wallpaper available at 1920 x 1200 resolution. Make it yours for only $1.00.
Want another size? Fear not! Custom sizes are available. Just place your order and I will happily customize – for your computer or tablet.
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-Krishna
Here’s a custom commissioned piece I drew this morning, as part of each Artist Edition PC Weenies book order. Book orders until January 31st will not only receive a signed, numbered edition of “Rebootus Maximus” (the beloved and first PC Weenies trade paperback) – you’ll also receive the PCW Sampler #2 comic book, a custom traditionally inked sketch on bristol board featuring 3 PC Weenies characters of your choice AND a colored 8.5 x 11 print of the same sketch fully inked and colored.
Up above is Pam, Nestle Higginbotham and Milton.
As you know, I’m raising funds to travel to the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD. Your support is needed.
Thanks in advance!
-Krishna
Good news, Kindle fans, PC Weenies: Rebootus Maximus is now available for your device – for the bargain price of only $5!
Of course, you can always indulge yourself with a bonafide print edition (or digital edition for your iPad). This year, my goal is to attend the Small Press Expo (SPX) in Bethesda, Maryland. Every book and PC Weenies poster print sale that I receive will go towards my travel expenses and table registration (not cheap!). I’m fighting an uphill battle as our funds are tight and I need your help to get there.
Spread the word!
-Krishna
From our family to yours, wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
For 24 hours only, you can download a digital edition of PC Weenies Book 1 (Rebootus Maximus) for only 99 cents!
It’s the perfect gift to add to your shiny new tablet!
-Krishna
Imagine my surprise when I checked my mailbox this evening to discover a beautiful copy of “My Sister the Freak” from Dani Jones. And the double surprise came with the original art Dani bundled with the book. What a cool rendition of Bob and Pam!
Do check out Dani’s beautiful and entertaining webcomic and buy her book while you’re at it. It’s guaranteed fun for all ages!
Thank you, Dani!
-Krishna
A sneak preview of the next PC Weenies comic… and that’s all I’m going to say about that.
-Krishna
I never thought I would abandon Google Chrome as my primary web browser. It’s rock solid. It’s fast. It’s everything I expected out of a web browser. But Raven, by the fine folks at RavenCo Software, has seriously caused me to rethink my expectations.
At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, Raven is a web browser unlike any I have used before. I’ll do my best to describe what it is that makes it a compelling choice, regardless of what browser you are currently using. First off – Raven is Mac only, it’s free and it’s currently released to the wild in beta form. It weighs in at a paltry 6.4 MB, compared to Google Chrome, which clocks in at a whopping 204 MB.
So what makes Raven so darn special?
In a nutshell, it uses a technique called “site specific browsing” that creates a browser instance for certain websites and their features. You start off installing Raven web apps (free) for the major sites you use (Amazon, Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
Once you install your apps, you will see them on the sidebar. When selected, an app expands the sidebar to show the key features for that app.
For example, when the Tumblr app is selected, the expanded view displays icons that correspond to the most commonly accessed tasks within Tumblr (i.e. viewing the Tumblr Dashboard, posting a photo to Tumblr, writing a blog post, or sharing a link.)
Similarly, when the Flick App is selected, you’ll see the most common tasks associated with Flickr expand underneath the Flickr icon in the sidebar. It’s difficult to describe, but the net result of setting up these web apps within Raven is that I have convenient access to all the key tasks for the social network websites I regularly visit.
Raven reminds me of the stand-alone Twitter app in its implementation. I am trying to resist making the obligatory “It’s Twitter for web browsers” statement, but that’s how I suppose one could describe it.
Raven’s Web App Shop supports other Web Apps, including the ever popular Angry Birds app as well as Wunderlist, which I’ve written about before. By using Raven, I have eliminated the need for several stand-alone applications; I no longer need to use the Flickr Uploadr app, the Wunderlist app, and the Twitter app. The net result is an overall lower RAM footprint, and less ping-ponging back and forth between a multitude of apps.
As I stated earlier, Raven is in beta. It does not currently support 1Password, and many of the features I have come to expect from other browsers are still unfinished or disabled, like the sync Favorites option that will presumably let you share bookmarks between multiple Macs running Raven. Still, it’s pretty solid for a beta release.
For browsing speed, Raven’s pretty fast – it uses Webkit to render its pages. Reviewing your web history in Raven is a lot like reviewing older tweets in the standalone Twitter app. Pretty slick.
Raven earns its merits for its clever implementation. It’s a beautiful looking browser, too. Raven provides a unique feature-set that stands apart from the other browsers I have used. It’s free to download, so your best bet is to try it and see for yourself what Raven’s all about. Give it a whirl and let me know what you think.
-Krishna
This past week, our house was fraught with Internet related problems. The symptoms? Our Internet connection was sporadic at best – it would work for a few hours then cut out for several more. The episode started last week, and the end result was that we had three Brighthouse technicians trouble-shoot the issue. The first two techs were able to get the connection to work, but the problem reared its head shortly after they left. The third technician was the one who solved the whole shebang.
At the root of the problem were two culprits:
According to the the third tech, it was a miracle that the connection even worked at all!
Brighthouse credited my bill for the week and they did a terrific job following up with me all the way through. I was very pleased with their customer service.
So once again, we have Internet connectivity and all is well in the world. Did I miss having a regular connection this past week? You betcha. But the time away from the computer opened itself up to other activities: playing LEGOs with my daughter, reading books, and simply enjoying the extra time with my family.
I measured my cable modem speed this morning via SpeedTest. I’d like to compare these results with my readers to see how my upload and download speeds compare. If you’d like, post your results in the comments below. Thanks!
-Krishna
