Work on a Mac? Save time (and your eyes) with these free apps
I get asked a lot about all the stuff in my menu bar. Here are some of the small utilities that make life easier throughout the day.
- Caffeine: keep your monitor from going into sleep or screensaver mode. Essential when projecting.
- CloudApp: drag anything (link, file, etc.) and it will upload, create a short URL, and add it to your clipboard. Has a toggle for doing that flow for any screenshot you take—makes sharing what you see a snap.
- f.lux: shift your screen toward a warmer hue when the sun goes down. Automatically syncs with your time zone.
- ScreenShade: dim your laptop and external monitors together, on the fly.
- Optimal Layout: snap any window to full screen, half screen, quarter screen, or any custom config you want. Arrange groups of windows as you please.
MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY'
CLUE 1:
“went to short dogs house,
they was watching Yo MTV
RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:
Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3:
”The Lakers beat the Super
Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…
The Obvious, the Easy, and the Possible - (37signals)
Nice approach to product and UI development. (And probably good for plain-old websites, too.)
My man Mac is releasing music! He’s the first half of this track. Prepare to swoon.
“Play” is the first song off Parable vs. Mac Soto’s upcoming collaborative project. … Their first untitled EP is set for early 2012 release.
Learn more about Mac Soto here-
http://macsotomusic.tumblr.com/
Stan Richards's Unique Management Style
8:30am, shirt and tie required.
Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It’s Just So Darn Hard) - NYTimes.com
In addition to the curriculum changes mentioned, why don’t universities encourage students to audit courses?
Hacked! - Magazine - The Atlantic
The half step is extremely important, but I count it only as a half because it applies specifically to users of Gmail rather than other online systems. Here it is: if you use Gmail, please use Google’s new “two-step verification” system. In practice this means that to log into your account from any place other than your own computer, you have to enter an additional code, from Google, shown on your mobile phone. On your own computer, you enter a code only once every 30 days. This is not an airtight solution, but it can thwart nearly all of the remote attacks that affect Gmail thousands of times a day. Even though the hacker in Lagos has your password, if he doesn’t have your cell phone, he can’t get in.
In case you’ve missed the point: if you use Gmail, use this system. Also, make sure the recovery information for your account—a backup e-mail address or cell phone where you can receive password-reset information—is current. Google uses these to verify that you are the real owner.
The True Cost of Commuting | Mr. Money Mustache
Interesting stuff. I miss having a car, but I sure don’t miss paying for one.
