I love my MacBook Pro, but it’s not perfect. Over the past week, my sweet machine’s keyboard and trackpad went unresponsive intermittently, but my USB keyboard and mouse worked fine. (For the record, this is a 10-month-old, refurbished, 2.2Ghz MacBook Pro.)
It’s a hardware problem
It’s not software related, but due to this ribbon cable being […]
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MacBook Pro unresponsive keyboard & trackpad solution
November 24th, 2008 · 19 Comments
Tags: Tools · Apple · Problem · Hardware
Picky color picker
November 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Dear Adobe,
I want to pick a color overlay for a layer style. But Photoshop (CS3) makes me open 2 windows instead of one to do so. It’s a bit aggravating and wasteful. Please combine these windows.
When trying to change a color overlay, I’m confronted with this:
Naturally, I want to change the color on this menu. […]
Tags: Design · Interface · User Experience · Usability · Tools · Adobe
Which Pen is Mightiest? (part 1)
August 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Update: I’ve decided that this isn’t the best pen ever. I’m allowed to change my mind. Stay tuned for more.
I spend a lot of time writing notes, making sketches, and scribing (or scribbling) my thoughts. Over the years, I’ve undertaken the challenge of finding the perfect writing device. Finally after years of searching, I’ve figured […]


