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Category Archives: Kit
Survivor apps
LaunchBar 5 is my choice for calling up programs. With Control-Spacebar (my choice), then typing a few letters, I can bring up an app far faster than mousing and clicking. Added bonus, use CMD K as the argument and you … Continue reading
Back up a minute
In all this time (time enough to make a 30-something) of fretting about backing up, I’ve alternated between complacency (never lost anything that important) and paranoia (all backups all the time) and found it hard to strike a good balance … Continue reading
Survivor apps
The most expensive application on my systems is iTunes (needs no link), which was free. I bought an original iPod shuffle. Liked it, so I bought a classic iPod. Liked it so I bought a mini. Liked it so I … Continue reading
Artistic Photo Canvas | APC – Your photos become canvas art!
These guys are good. Granted it wasn’t much of a surprise, since they came recommended by Alien Skin, the creators of Exposure 3 and Snap Art 2, among other wizard gear. They aren’t quite as fast as Shutterfly and they … Continue reading
Drowning in apps
Every so often, I run across a forgotten app and have to remind myself to see why I still have it. It lately got above 200, so I did some housekeeping, deleting some, moving others into an attic folder and … Continue reading
Reviving Caslon | I love typography, the typography and fonts blog
What is most desirable today is not ‘authentic’ but ‘classic.’ And in order for a classic to look classic today it needs to be changed.
Four Fold Rules: Four Fold Wood & Brass Rules, Blindman’s Folding Rules
These are traditionally called Blindman’s Rules, because the markings are very large and easy to read. They remain just as attractive and functional today as they were 100 years ago. With their complex solid brass joints, these hardwood rules are … Continue reading
Whole Earth Catalog Fall 1969 – Electronic Edition
My WEC was the Whole Earth Catalog Fall 1969, a compendium of tools that made the future seem more limitless than it proved. It created a desire, usually wholly impracticable, to master the use of arcane tools, become expert in … Continue reading