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: AirDrop and File-Sharing
The last two major settings I’m interested as part of setup is AirDrop and File Sharing. In AirDrop, I’ve turned AirPlay Receiver OFF as I have no intent or interest in having my other devices send over video and audio. Under Sharing, I’ve turned File Sharing OFF. I prefer to have it turned on ONLY…
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FrugalMac: Taming the macOS Terminal
This post will focus on how I configured the macOS Terminal from its default settings. Here’s how it looks, on first launch from a fresh macOS install. The type is unbelievably tiny (for me). Let’s get started. In Terminal’s Settings panel, I have checked “Working Directory” and “Path”. These parameters will show up on the…
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Combining Vectors with Rasters: Shape Builder and More
My newest instructional video focuses on using Illustrator’s Shape Builder tool (Shift M), coupled with Effect > 3D and Materials > Extrude and Bevel and Effect > Distort and Transform > Transform tools to create interesting head gear (among other things). I used this technique to create the following illustrations below. -Krishna