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Comment · 16 years ago
I kind of like Mathematica’s syntax of ESC-shorthand-ESC for inputting non-ascii characters. Not quick, but definitely readable.
Comment · 16 years ago
KeyRemap4Macbook

I’ve enabled “Simultaneous Key Presses” which allow me to use F+H/J/K/L instead of arrow keys. It takes a little getting used to, but I find myself hardly ever needing to leave the keyboard.

Comment · 16 years ago
I tried a free two month trial of this a couple years ago. It was right around this time too. Prime is incredibly useful for ordering textbooks.
Comment · 16 years ago
This is definitely a hacky way to go. I just tried it with Matz’s Ruby book. Reading it with Stanza on OSX is just about the ugliest digital reading experience outside of scanned text.

Oh well, it only set me back 5 bucks.

Comment · 16 years ago
For those who have just purchased Transmit 4, it has been overhauled with many Applescript additions. Using that on Snow Leopard, it would be very easy to create your own contextual items with Automator.

That being said, if I didn’t already have a nice FTP solution, this would be a great little app.

Comment · 16 years ago
> Maybe the best example are the gloves that Downey wore--which were no thicker than a dime, and could be worn for hours without getting so hot that the dude needed some Colombian Marching Powder to take the edge off

Really?

Comment · 16 years ago
I would rather it just cost less as opposed to entirely free. If there were a paid alternative to GMail, I would move away from that too.

Paying for something reduces the likelihood that the provider will do unscrupulous things with my data for financial gain. Or at least I feel like they’d be less likely. And ignorance is bliss, right?

Comment · 16 years ago
From the Carbonite Backup Bouncer test:

One of backup-bouncer's tests is called "combo-tests" where it tests several different file metadata types on the same file. Carbonite didn't restore this file at all.

Instead, Carbonite left a file called "Carbonite_Restore_F161_G1.tmp". It's a 1-line text file that reads "gotta boogie".

Comment · 17 years ago
Here’s the thing: developing for the iPhone means that you are developing for any browser that supports web standards. Why bend over backwards for browsers on phones with archaic web browsing capabilities. If anything, it will force vendors to get with the HTML5 and CSS3 programs.
Comment · 17 years ago
Doesn’t that stop a user from using copy and paste?

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