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Tech thoughts, workflow notes and digital-life observations.
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Two Launchers, One Mac
Jason Snell’s recent post on reverting back to Launchbar led me to reflect a bit on my own use of Mac launchers. I use two, specifically. My launcher of choice is Alfred, which I use for a variety of tasks: launching apps, file navigation, running terminal commands, searching the web, etc. As a power user,…
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The Modern Automobile Dashboard is a Mess
Look carefully at the image above. It’s from the dashboard of a 2025 Toyota Camry. Littered across the cluster are a cacophony of icons, measurement gauges and more. It’s a mess. Sure, the speedometer, engine temperature and gas guage are useful – but even within a few of those elements, there’s a lot going on. …
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My Mac Blogging Stack
Now that I’m back to regularly blogging once again, I wanted to document the software tools I use, along with my rationale for their use. My blogging chain is Mac-based, and each of the apps listed below are exclusive to this platform. MarsEdit, by Red Sweater Software, is my preferred tool for writing and publishing…
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How to Approach Drawing Organic Forms
This week on my YouTube channel, I share a technique to help drawing practitioners improve their understanding of form, specifically focusing on organic, asymmetrical structures (i.e. trees, teeth, etc.). This technique is universally applicable, whether your medium of choice is a tablet or a sheet of paper. I hope you find value in it. -Krishna
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On Brevity
Jeffrey Zeldman writes: What’s rare—what’s difficult—is knowing when you’ve said enough. Cutting the sentence that’s technically correct but doesn’t earn its place. Trusting the reader. Trusting the idea. Trusting the white space to do work. Knowing what to leave out is just as important as what you keep in. Zeldman focuses on…
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Mac Backups, Backups, Backups
“There are two kinds of tech users in the world: Those who have lost data, and those who are about to lose data.” I’m paraphrasing a popular idiom here, but I find it to be true nonetheless. If you work with computers, you need a back-up strategy. Computers can be replaced, but the data it…
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The 2021 M1 Pro MacBook Pro: 5 years In
Most hardware reviews usually drop after a few days or weeks after a new product release. I view most of these as “first impressions” rather than a review. My review of the late 2021 14” M1 Pro MacBook Pro is being written after nearly five years of daily driving one. This is my sixth Apple…
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April Showers Bring Malware Flowers (and How I Fixed My Site with AI)
April must be the month of website problems for me. First, it was my portfolio site. Yesterday, it was this site (again). To their credit, Bluehost reached out via text and email to inform me that pcweenies.com was dispensing malware. This wasn’t a complete surprise, given what had already occurred a few weeks back. I…
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My Favorite Sites for 4K and Higher Desktop Wallpaper Backgrounds
Desktop wallpapers are a terrific way to customize your computer. But great wallpaper sites are like hidden gems. You’ve really gotta look around to find the best ones. Good news for you! I’ve scoured the web (high and low) to find the absolute best places to find high quality 4K wallpaper, and lived to tell…
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Secrets to Digitally Drawing Temples
The topic for my latest video tutorial was inspired by a question posed by one of my students earlier this week. Temples and other layered buildings can be daunting to draw, until you understand the underlying volumetric shapes at work. For my own illustration work, I take advantage of three core techniques: new layers duplication…