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Tech thoughts, workflow notes and digital-life observations.
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How Custom Stickers Help Me Keep Tabs on My Tech
How do you identify and label your tech accessories? For me, it’s through the use of custom designed sticker labels. I created my stickers in Photoshop and used a print-to-order company to print a spool of them. I use my custom sticker labels on just about every tech gadget I carry: smartphone cases, external storage…
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Apple Doesn’t Want You to Uninstall Software
If you use a Mac for any period of time, you will slowly accumulate a raft of applications. But what happens when you want to remove an app you no longer need or use? In this scenario, users are often left to discover third party uninstallers, such as Pearcleaner, CleanMyMac or AppCleaner. Reviews across the…
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FTA: Thoughts on the Wacom Cintiq 27QHD
From the Archives features select blog posts that I recovered from the original PCW website. Every effort has been made to preserve the original article as is. Some minor updates are included, as needed. Links that no longer work have been removed. originally published: November 11, 2016 When I first saw the Wacom Cintiq 27QHD…
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How to Draw Cartoony Heads
Having read and studied a wide range of cartooning approaches over the decades, I wanted to share my approach for drawing stylized cartoon heads. I start off with a rounded asymmetrical line, which I then duplicate, rotate and transform. By using the repetition of one curved line, I’m able to create characters that appear to…
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Floppy Disks on a Modern Mac… with a Twist
Remember when software could fit entirely on one floppy disk? If you used a computer in the late 80’s, this was the norm. Hard drives were a luxury for many of us, so the almighty floppy disk was our only means to load programs and games. For context: my first computer, an Apple IIGS, came…
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A Deeper Look at MarsEdit
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my Mac blogging software stack. I use MarsEdit to write my posts. This week on the RocketYard blog, I take a deeper dive into MarsEdit’s offerings and why I prefer using it over the built-in WordPress editor. -Krishna
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Supercharge is Worth the Hype
Product names can be hyperbolic. Supercharge, by Sindre Sorhus, is not one of those products. I’ve written about this potently powerful Mac utility before, but this time around I wanted to highlight how this powerful app has replaced several niche apps on my Mac. With Supercharge, I no longer have a need for dedicated apps…
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The Modern Web as Super Villains
Creative Director Tyler Sticka brilliantly reimagines the modern web experience as a Rogues’ Gallery of evil doers. These antagonists make the Joker or Doc Ock seem tepid by comparison. When did the web get so… bad? And, more importantly, why are we still putting up with it? -Krishna
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How I Use Photos and Illustration References as Studies for my Art
My latest video focuses on a few techniques I employ when drawing popular characters, using a combination of photos and reference illustration to map the character onto a different pose. To demonstrate the process, I selected an image of Dr. Doom, drawn by Jack Kirby, and an unrelated photo of a cloaked figure, facing a…
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FTA: Salvaging a Derelict Mac SE/30
From the Archives features select blog posts that I recovered from the original PCW website. Every effort has been made to preserve the original article as is. Some minor updates are included, as needed. originally published: March 30, 2020 (Lengthy blog post. Sit back and bring your favorite beverage…) Based on the last several blog…