Yak Shaving -- [MIT AI Lab, after 2000: orig. probably from a Ren & Stimpy episode.] Any seemingly pointless activity which is actually necessary to solve a problem which solves a problem which, several levels of recursion later, solves the real problem you're working on.
#570 Blog Commenter's Hack -- Over the years I've been blogging I've probably left hundreds of comments stranded because I forget what blogs they were on. co.mments is a new bookmarklet that tracks comments for you, so you don't miss out. You can see all the new comments from your tracking page, or subscribe to the feed. Not only will it help you keep track of your own comments, but will let you know if someone has responded.
#571 Gmail Tool -- GmailSync is an automated backup tool that lets you synchronize files on your computer to your Gmail account, providing free online storage.
#572 Word Keyboard Shortcut -- Ctrl+N - Opens a new word document.
#573 Know Your Fallacies -- Weak analogy -- An analogy which takes the form: A is like B; B has property P ;Therefore, A has property P (Where the analogy between A and B is weak.) Analogies are neither true nor false, instead they come in degrees from near identity to extreme dissimilarity.
#574 Google School -- If you start your query with "phonebook:", Google shows all U.S. white page listings for the query terms you specify. For example, "phonebook: Disney CA" to search for Disney's phone numbers.
#575 HowTo -- Win at Monopoly
#576 XP Hack -- If you lock your keys in your car, you can always call a locksmith to open the door. But what do you do if you lock yourself out of your computer by forgetting your Administrator password? Vic Ferri of TechTrax has a a step-by-step explanation of how you can easily change or wipe out your Administrator password for free during a Windows XP Repair.
#577 SoYouWanna -- Cook a romantic breakfast.
#578 Download of the Week -- I love apps that do one thing well. DateInTray is a prime example, a small freeware utility that displays the date in the Windows tray. The day of the month is displayed in the program icon, and the entire date can be seen in a “tooltip” pop-up by holding the cursor over the icon. A pop-up calendar can be accessed by clicking on the program icon. (HT: LifeHacker)
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Control-N works in almost any program - it opens a new Window in IE, and just about anything else that can create more than one window.
posted on 07.26.2006 11:58 AM2
The day of the month is displayed in the program icon, and the entire date can be seen in a “tooltip” pop-up by holding the cursor over the icon.
Isn't that what the clock already does? True, the clock displays the time instead of the date, but you get the whole thing by holding your cursor on it.
posted on 07.26.2006 1:00 PM