Year: 2021
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GIMP tutorial on drawing 2d pixel art bush
Here’s my video on YouTube, showing how you can draw a simple bush in 2d pixel art style in GIMP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2knkGI3nc
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The best way to type on an iPad
Apropos of my earlier article on alternate input methods on a touch screen device, what is the best method of typing text on an iPad or other touchscreen tablet without an external proprietary or generic Bluetooth keyboard? After some experimentation, I feel that using the onscreen keyboard combined with a cheap passive stylus pen is reasonably efficient…
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Why mechanical keyboards
In recent years mechanical keyboards have seen a resurgence in popularity, mainly because of enthusiast and professional gamers. On Amazon, a search for mechanical keyboard reveals a plethora of gaming keyboards with back-lighting and special multimedia/game-ready features testifying to their popularity. My own interest in mechanical keyboards began in or around 2010-11 when I discovered…
