PC WEENIES

Tech Musings and Comics.

A webcomic and blog about technology, digital life, creative frustration, and the weird humor of living with machines.

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  • FrugalMac: Do I Need to Install Standalone Microsoft apps?

    At work, our college uses Microsoft products, such as Word, Teams, and OneDrive. In the past, I have begrudgingly installed these items as stand alone apps on my Mac. Why the begrudgement? Simply put: These apps are big, bloated and stacked with performance inefficiencies.  With my FrugalMac build, I asked myself one question: “Do I…

  • FrugalMac: Text Expansion

    Text expansion is my most frequently used Mac automation. Instead of typing in the same phrases over and over again, I can distill them into text expansion macros.  For example, if I were to type a small snippet, such as:   ;wel   it will expand to:   Welcome to the course! Please make sure…

  • Video: Useful Templates for Drawing in Perspective

    I struggled with perspective for so many reasons. Chief among them was the labor involved in setting up grids and guides. In my latest video, I look at some smart ways to reuse assets when creating environments in perspective. -Krishna