For as long as handheld computers were practical, people have been using them to do new and interesting things. This goes back as far as the days of early do-it-yourself RC cars. Buy a chassis and motor, wire in a small receiver, program the controller, and you’re ready to go. Lego has also played a …
These days, it’s easy to get caught up in all the bells and whistles on modern printers. Photo, scanning, and online options are all the rage. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with having any of those features! But sometimes, all you need is a printer for running off documents. In fact, that’s the bulk of …
For the creative professional, having the right tools is essential. For instance, there’s nothing stopping you from creating beautiful images on out-of-date hardware. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park were animated before Windows 95 even came out, but they still look great today. But if you tried to do the same job today on the same …
If you occasionally ship a package, filling out the odd shipping slip isn’t too much trouble. You write it out, or you print one off and tape it to the package. But this ad-hoc method of shipping labeling isn’t workable at scale. It slows you down, and handwritten labels in particular don’t exude a ton …
Digital artists know how hard it is to work with a mouse and keyboard. They’re a great interface for many things. Typing, programming, and even a lot of editing functions are just fine with default controls. But if you’re actually trying to draw or touch up a piece of art, a mouse is a clumsy …