Category Archives: Computers

Passing of a Giant

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Joe_Williams

I never met Steve Jobs, but yesterday as I thought of him, I realized that he has had more of an impact on my career, technique and life than practically anyone else. The computer that he and his partner Steve … Continue reading →

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Monkey & Bird Mini-Comic! It’s Mini-Comic Madness!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Part I Bill Cucinotta told us about the Philadelphia Alternative Comic Convention a while back, and Tina, Bill and I all planned on attending to see what the other kids are up to as Tina put it in her entry … Continue reading →

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The G5 iMac is DEAD! Long Live the G5 iMac!

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This is a followup to last week’s article where I performed an autopsy on a six-year-old iMac that had a number of ruptured capacitors. Like a low-rent Frankenstein movie, I ended up transplanting the brains from one computer into the … Continue reading →

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Bad Caps! Talking ‘Bout Bad Caps!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Recently I was given the task of hopefully resuscitating a 17″ G5 iMac that is roughly 6 years old, and, in classic fashion, was working just fine until something weird started to happen according to its user. The user is … Continue reading →

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I was a PC Before I Was a Mac

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Of course I was!

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17,000,000 Commodore 64 Users Can’t Be Wrong

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Joe_Williams

The best-selling personal computer model of all time. It was cheaper, faster and better than the Apple computers out at the time. Why these guys aren’t ruling the world is beyond me. Today, I continue my exploration of the digital … Continue reading →

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Raining on Raine’s Parade

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Last week, I rushed to the defense of Raine Szramski and her time proven choice to use traditional methods in the creation of her art. She had received some unsolicited advice that she should cast aside all of the ancient … Continue reading →

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Raine! Raine! Don’t Go Away! or Pigments Versus Pixels

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Recently, incredible illustrator and friend of Willceau Illo, Raine Szramski received some unsolicited advice about her art and her technique. She wrote about it on Facebook: I just had someone ask me why I’m bothering to paint my comic by … Continue reading →

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