Author: Mark Boszko

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Mark Boszko

Film & Video Editor, Voiceover Artist, macOS IT Engineer, and Maker

  • Not quite as extreme as I’d hoped.

    This morning, my [AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet (802.11n)][apbs] started crapping out on me. At first, I thought it was just a one-time glitch, and I cycled the power. Within a few minutes, however, it was frozen again.

    [apbs]: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=MB053LL/A

    I reset it, and this time I notice it goes through its paces, […]

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  • PixFix: How Bob Staake Creates His Art

    [PixFix: How Bob Staake Creates His Art](http://www.bobstaake.com/pixfix/index2.shtml)
    > In 1995, Bob Staake started creating his illustrations digitally using Adobe Photoshop 3.0.

    > In 2008, he still exclusively uses the program — with the help of a mouse, a 17″ monitor, and a standard keyboard.

    That’s right— not CS3, but *3.0*. Nice work.

    There are four time-lapse videos on his site, but here’s one to whet your appetite:

    (Via [Macenstein](http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1013).)

  • HowTube 008: Markdown Cheat Sheet

    In the words of its creator, John Gruber, “Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).”

    I’ve known about Markdown for quite some time, but for some reason, I’ve always just […]

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  • My On.

    My On. Apparently, Seagate needs a grammar checker.

  • Testing out Markdown

    I’ve known about Markdown for quite some time, but for some reason, I’ve always just stuck with writing up my posts in plain ol’ HTML. Since I’m trying out MarsEdit, and it has preview functionality for Markdown, I thought I’d give it a shot. I’m all for the human-readability of it, and if […]

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  • Website overview – Browsershots

    If you’re a website designer (or just tweaking your WordPress CSS layout, Browsershots is invaluable. It shows you how your site looks in dozens of browsers, and you can get it free, or pay for speedier access. Go see this site in Browsershots for an idea of how useful it is (and how broken my site is).