Tag Archives: Apple

Caturday

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Joe

Aluminum pillow. Plywood rests on an old Mac mini.

Posted in Caturday | Tagged aluminum, Apple, cat, ginger cat, Mac, Plywood, rest | 2 Comments

It’s Pixels Versus Pigments, Again

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Joe

The late, great Dan Love was a good friend and a technological guru who pushed me kicking and screaming into new computers and gadgets I never realized I needed until I started to use them. He was passionate about computers … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique | Tagged Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, analog, Apple, Bristol Board, brush, cartoon hippie, Dan Love, digital illustration, Hippie, Illustration, ink, iPad, Joe Williams, Mac, pen, Procreate, sketchbook, USA, Willceau | 2 Comments

Thinking Differently

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Joe

We were in the market for a new computer and I was hearing great things about the current Mac mini with Apple’s new M1 chip. The video reviews I watched were mostly enthusiastic for Apple’s entry level desktop computer so … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, computer, M1, Mac, mini, robot, Supply Line | Leave a comment

Caturday

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Joe

Plywood seeks warmth and attention.

Posted in Caturday | Tagged Apple, cat, computer, dark, domestic short hair, feline, Mac, Plywood, tabby | 2 Comments

Honest Abe Lincoln

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Joe

I came across this famous photographic portrait of Honest Abe and decided to play with Adobe Photoshop’s new Neural Filters. With the touch of a button and maybe a two second delay, black and white photographs are automatically colorized.

Posted in photo manipulation, Photography | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Apple, coloririze, computer, digital, Mac, Neural Filters, Photoshop | Leave a comment

OK, Now We’re Done

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Joe_Williams

With the addition of 16GB of RAM (four matched chips of 4GB RAM) my used/new-to-me Mac Pro is ready to go!

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, bargain, computer, graphic design, Mac, used | 4 Comments

Swimming in the Low End

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Joe_Williams

I just purchased a used 2009 Mac Pro to use as a replacement for my recently departed dual G5 Mac Pro which I also purchased used. It served me well as a graphic design and digital illustration production machine, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged adapter, Apple, computer, DIY, Mac, Mac Pro 2009 | 1 Comment

New Home for the Hackintosh

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Joe_Williams

My Hackintosh or Customac Mini as the folks over at TonyMacX86 call it was assembled inside of an Apex MI-008 Mini-Itx Case that included a 250W power supply and not a lot of room to spare. As I was assembling … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, computer, Cooler Master Elite 130, DIY, Hackintosh, i3, Mac, mini-itx | Leave a comment

The DRM Blues

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Joe_Williams

iTunes was great.

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, computers, CustoMac, DIY, DRM, Hackintosh, iTunes, Mac, Mavericks, problem, video | 2 Comments

Love is Lovelier…

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Joe_Williams

…the second time around!Here are the two Hackintoshes or CustoMacs I’ve built. They are PCs I’ve put together, and on which I’ve installed Apple’s OS. For most all intents and purposes, they act and operate just like Macs. On top … Continue reading →