Archive for the “Software” category

Tutorial: Mesh Render in Maya

by Marcus on September 19, 2010

This is a write-up of this video, mostly so I don’t have to watch the video every time I want to mesh render something. Go to “Windows” -> “Rendering Editors” -> “Hypershade”. Create a new Lambert shader, and open its (…)

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I found something to love about Windows 7

by Marcus on May 31, 2010

I’ve been using Windows 7 for a couple of weeks now, and I don’t want to sound like an angry Apple fanboy, but I’m really not that happy with it. It all seems nice on the surface, but if you (…)

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Windows 7 Likes to Tell You Stuff

by Marcus on May 14, 2010

I recently installed Windows 7 for work-related purposes, and I think this screenshot is a pretty good represenation of my experience with the operating system so far. Come on.

Optimizing Your Computer Use #1: Firefox Search Keywords

by Marcus on April 28, 2010

I’m a huge fan of optimizing the way I use my computer, if I stumble upon a task I know I will be doing in the future (e.g. looking up opening hours for the local grocery store) I usually try (…)

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New Theme

by Marcus on March 29, 2010

I’ve been using the old theme for a couple of years, and in that time I’ve changed the code a lot, and recently my changes have started breaking plugins, and I have no idea what the cause is. Today I (…)

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