Mac OS X only — that I know of, any word to the contrary is welcome. I was doing some WordPress development this weekend while listening to my team on MLB Gameday Audio. While I attempted to Cmd-Tab to another application I miskeyed and hit Cmd-` (` is right above Tab on my keyboard) which [...]
In the little rant I gave on the baked-in Windows screenshot capabilities the other day I mentioned the simplicity of the baked-in Mac screenshot process. Like Windows there are multiple keystrokes to achieve the various types of screenshots. Cmd-Shift-3 will capture the entire screen. Cmd-Shift-4 then click-n-drag will capture a specific section of the screen. [...]
Windows comes with two ways to capture screenshots baked into the software. If you hit PrintScreen it will capture the entire screen to the clipboard. If you hit Alt-PrintScreen it will capture the active application/window to the clipboard. I very rarely use the full screen capture because I’m usually taking a shot of one specific [...]
There are two keystrokes related to the built-in Firefox search box that I love. Ctrl-k on Windows, Cmd-k on Mac, and Ctrl-j on Linux selects the search box. Until I found this I would do Alt-D/Cmd-L to select the Location Bar, and then Tab to the search box. Once you are in the search box [...]
I’ve mentioned this other places, but it’s definitely worth repeating. In some applications with tabs you can cycle through the tabs with a simple keystroke: Ctrl and Page Up or Page Down. Page Up will cycle you left, and Page Down will cycle you right. I want to create a “definitive” list of applications where [...]
I just recently added the Digg It buttons on here. I had to do some debugging to try to get it to work properly, so I figured I’d pass along my work for anyone else to use. There are two things that I did to make it work right: Modify the posts loop on the [...]
A while back I was given a book to read on blogging, aptly title “Blog.” In the section I was reading last night I was struck by some of the things Hugh Hewitt was saying, and how I completely overlooked “leadership blogs” in my Web 2.0 at Work series. Every single day a blog gives [...]
Whether you are the one wanting better access or the one acting as a gatekeeper, who gets to see what data is a major concern for any company. I saw an article back in the fall about who not to put in charge of your data access, so I’m passing the wisdom it shares along. [...]
Brett over at Cranking Widgets wrote a great piece about how to talk to a programmer. This is my favorite section: Don’t Demand Anything – Unless Fred reports directly to you, you’re not going to get anywhere if you crash into his Star-Wars-laden cubicle with guns drawn. The second you start getting pushy with old [...]
There are four keystrokes that involve the Windows key that I use on a daily basis at work. A variety of tasks are completed with them, and I’m sure these are not the only four out there. Windows-D minimizes all of your open application windows, showing the desktop. Windows-R will pull up the Run Application [...]