I ordered the lower spec 15-inch 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar a couple of weeks back. The storage was upgraded from 256 GB to 512 GB, all other configuration options remained unaltered. Space gray was chosen as the finish color. Checking the order page today it is apparent the machine will come earlier than expected: November 30 … Continue reading "My 2016 MacBook Pro 15-inch with Touch Bar Is Coming"
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My iPhone 4s: 10/14/2011 – 11/19/2016
It was one heck of a run, but it has finally come to an end. I bought an iPhone 7 yesterday. Once obtained from the Verizon store, I took it home and completed the easy transfer process to move data from the 4s to the 7. Today, I went into the General Settings on the … Continue reading "My iPhone 4s: 10/14/2011 – 11/19/2016"
Read MoreGetting It Done With Blender: Parenting an Object
Sorry, no pictures this time! I did the following to create a parent-child link between two objects in Blender: First select the object that will be the child Second, hold down the [Shift] key, and select the object that will be the parent Click in the 3D window, press [Ctrl] + [P] then select “Object”. … Continue reading "Getting It Done With Blender: Parenting an Object"
Read MoreGetting It Done With Blender: Combining Objects to Form A New Object
In the previous post, a sphere was manipulated into an apple slice shape. Now, the desire is to combine the apple slice with a cylinder having a large width along the x and y-axis and shorter height in the z-axis. First, using the workflow for removing vertices/faces from the previous post, remove the bottom face … Continue reading "Getting It Done With Blender: Combining Objects to Form A New Object"
Read MoreGetting It Done With Blender: Manipulating a Basic Shape to Get Something Else
Starting with a sphere, the goal is to cut it down to an “apple slice” or half hemisphere shape. The following was done to get the sphere to the hollow “apple slice” shape: With the sphere selected, go into Edit Mode (or press [Tab]) Then hit the [B] key Hold down and drag to select … Continue reading "Getting It Done With Blender: Manipulating a Basic Shape to Get Something Else"
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