[dmegatool]

Just wanted to share a nice tip I've seen on lifehacker.com. Maybe you guys could share everyday tips here. Anyway...

To get the best of you iPhone/iPod ear buds, just insert them sideway, so the speakers face forward. It really improve the sound quality, specially the bass. That's how I wear them now... make such a difference. Anyway you should try it next time you're using your buds.

[bassplayinMacFiend]

CMD+SHIFT+4, then hit Spacebar in order to capture a window (click on the window to be captured). Comparable to ALT+PRTSCRN on Windows machines. Cannot find this documented anywhere so this key combo was a lifesaver when I read it.

[Capella]

To add to bassplayinMacFiend's tip, if you have TinyGrab, which I got through a prior MacHeist, it can either auto-upload to the TG server, or you can set it up to FTP to a server you own. So now I can use cmd+shift+3 for a whole screen, cmd+shift+4 and use cursor to draw to select a you-selected part of the screen, or cmd+shift+4+space then click a window to select just one window. Then TinyGrab uploads it to my server and automatically copies the link to my clipboard so I can paste it in IMs or Twitter or email. I use it all the time to take a pic and (almost) immediately share.

[bassplayinMacFiend]

Oh yeah, forgot to add, don't go out in the rain without an umbrella.

1 Have a firm handshake.
2 Look at the people in the eye.
3 Be the first to say hello.
4 Use the good silver (ie live now!)
5 Return everything you borrow.
6 make new friends but cherish the old ones.

[709]

Wear a condom, you dumb motherfucker.


I hope that they stop welfare at 2 kids maximum.

[curiousuburb]

Holding your fist at arms length represents approximately 10° of arc.
Starting at the horizon and stacking fist on fist 9 times should compound to zenith (vertical) or 90°.

[occidental83]

Here's a gem: Option+Shift+Volume or Brightness keys to move in 1/4 steps.

[psmith2.0]

Originally Posted by Curiousuburb Holding your fist at arms length represents approximately 10° of arc. Starting at the horizon and stacking fist on fist 9 times should compound to zenith (vertical) or 90°.

Do you know how many times I could've used this, had I known?!?







Exactly negative-eleventyteen!

[thegeriatric]

In the heat of the moment...... Don't say it you know you'll regret it later.

[Partial]

Wear sensible shoes.

[thegeriatric]

If it itches..................see a doctor!

[tomoe]

Ctrl+a moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
Ctrl+e moves the cursor to the end of the current line.
Ctrl+k deletes all text from the current cursor position to the end of the line.

Also, remap the caps lock key (I have it set to ctrl). It's very rarely useful (that's being generous) and occupies prime keyboard real estate.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by tomoe Ctrl+a moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line. Ctrl+e moves the cursor to the end of the current line. Ctrl+k deletes all text from the current cursor position to the end of the line.

Eww. Smells like GNU Emacs.

Real Mac users use the command and option keys.

Option-left/right arrow to jump words. Command-left/right arrow to jump to beginning/end of line. Command-up/down arrow to jump to the top/bottom of the editable document. Combine shift with these to make selections.

[dmegatool]

Originally Posted by Curiousuburb Holding your fist at arms length represents approximately 10° of arc. Starting at the horizon and stacking fist on fist 9 times should compound to zenith (vertical) or 90°.

Last summer my buddies and I started to test how to know what time it was using beer can and horizon... We still need to work on it Thanks for the fist thing.

[tomoe]

Originally Posted by Brad Eww. Smells like GNU Emacs. Real Mac users use the command and option keys.

Huh. Didn't know those shortcuts came from Emacs, and can't for the life of me remember how & when I learned them. I'll definitely start using the options+left arrow versions instead so I increase my real Mac user status; also because it sounds so much easier to punch those combos out quickly. While I'm at it, I think I'll also revert back to a single button mouse to also increase my "vintage" Mac user status.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by tomoe While I'm at it, I think I'll also revert back to a single button mouse to also increase my "vintage" Mac user status.

Button? What is this 1998? You should only be using an approved no-button device.

[Maciej]

Zing.

[tomoe]

Originally Posted by Brad Button? What is this 1998? You should only be using an approved no-button device.

Brah, dude, that's like, so like, not 'vintage' mang.

[joveblue]

Originally Posted by Brad Button? What is this 1998? You should only be using an approved no-button device.

Um... Brad.....? That's a button...

[Brad]

Originally Posted by joveblue Um... Brad.....? That's a button...

Sssshhh! Apple doesn't want you to know that! It's hidden.

[Kickaha]

Originally Posted by Brad Sssshhh! Apple doesn't want you to know that! It's hidden.

Heh. Windows-using coworker the other day... "Does the Mac support two buttons yet?" "Five. And it has for a decade." "Well buttons are easy, what about other..." "Plus scroll wheels, and as of a few years ago, gestures." "Well yeah, but only if you buy their hardw..." "Nope. Any hardware." "... whut?"

Sometimes they hide things a little too well.

The third coworker standing there decided then and there to switch. ^_^

[Kickaha]

Originally Posted by Brad Eww. Smells like GNU Emacs.

Naw, command line. Emacs uses Meta-X blahblah for most everything. Ctrl-a/e/k predates emacs by quite a bit, IIRC. I know I certainly used them back in the VT100/z19 days, and while emacs was probably around, these were in the control protocol for the terminal.

[dmegatool]

If you drink too much, don't close your eyes, it'll just make it worst.

[Kraetos]

Originally Posted by dmegatool If you drink too much, don't close your eyes, it'll just make it worst.

To make it better, do the following: drink a bunch of water. Then, lie on your bed, eyes open. Pick one point on the ceiling and stare at it. Put one foot off the bed, place it flat on the ground. Breathe deep.

[billybobsky]

Congratulations, you look like an insane short bus kid!

Don't cheat on your significant other. If the relationship is over, end it officially. If it isn't, why the fuck would you want to ruin it by cheating. Rinse, repeat.

Make time to put away the electronics and think.

Using cell phones at dinner tables ruins lives.

[Xaqtly]

If you feel like you've got too much going on in your life, you probably do. Take a couple hours out to study everything you're doing, and simplify. Your brain will thank you for it.

[joveblue]

Add a dab of lavender to milk; leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it.

[Is it 1981?]

Originally Posted by joveblue Add a dab of lavender to milk; leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it.

Anybody quoting Black Books gets a big tick in my book (the little book of calm).

[joveblue]

Originally Posted by Is it 1981? Anybody quoting Black Books gets a big tick in my book (the little book of calm).

10 points