Solving technology problems, one at a time
My iPhone started displaying a “No Service” message a few days ago. When it didn’t go away, I called the ATT Wireless people. Here are the easy steps to cure the problem:
Continue readingSeveral of these brushes have been created in the negative, so that using them with light colors on a dark background will reveal only the light tones on the statue. Nice effect. Download file
Continue readingHigh-resolution Photoshop brushes based on Ernst Haeckel’s engravings of shells and sea jellies. Great used as stamps, or the spiky shells look particularly good when you use scattering and angle and opacity jitter. Download
Continue readingThis is my second set of brushes based on Haeckel’s drawings of diatoms, coral and other sea creatures. 11 different brushes are included, many with variations in opacity, spacing, size jitter, etc. Download file
Continue readingA quick survey of some of the more interesting research on Alzheimer’s Disease recently:
I. Causes and Disease Mechanisms
Alzheimer’s Disease Could Be A Third Form Of Diabetes
Science Daily Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body. Research in the last few years has raised the possibility that Alzheimer’s memory loss could be due to a novel third form of diabetes.
Now scientists at Northwestern University have discovered why brain insulin signaling — crucial for memory formation — would stop working in Alzheimer’s disease. They have shown that a toxic protein found in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer’s removes insulin receptors from nerve cells, rendering those neurons insulin resistant. ..
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Because I don’t use the command line that much, I usually forget this incredibly simple thing when it comes up: how to change to another drive using the command line (the DOS prompt). For example
Continue readingAfter a recent update to Firefox, all my precious debugging extensions disappeared. The Add-on’s window showed nothing installed. This post on the MozillaZine Forums explained how to force Firefox to rescan your addons and get
Continue readingFor the last week I’ve been getting “Startup disk is almost full” messages, and spent a lot of time cleaning house, only to have it nearly full again the next day. The X Lab suggests
Continue readingDownload File These brushes were derived from Durer’s engraving St Anthony At The City. Create your own remix of a 16th century town! Let me know if you create something nice with them, I’d like
Continue readingDownload file I’ve been experimenting a little with dual brushes. The ones here are good for producing multi-hued textures and backgrounds. They will automatically shift color, size, etc. Drop me a line if you use
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