January 2011
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Why I Get More Done with a Plain Text To-Do List →
I’m sold.
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Creating my print portfolio
A few weeks ago, I got asked to create a portfolio of my work for a university interview. As with most things, my first stop was Google. After quite a while or searching, almost all articles online refer to online portfolios, which wasn’t what I needed. I needed to create a print portfolio that I could give the the interviewer. So I had to start wihtout any guidance.
My first thought, was...
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The Ultimate Gmail Browser →
How to set up Gmail with Fluid for the ultimate mail client.
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Is it me or is the English language choking on... →
Is it just me, or is this article spot on? [via @andybeta]
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About Lost's Ending →
Excellent article. Lots of swearing. My favourite bit: “It’s one step above staring into space, drooling on yourself.”
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Mac App Strore Review: MoveAddict
App: MoveAddict
Price: £1.79
Link: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/moveaddict/id404213171?mt=12
If you’ve switched to Mac from Windows, one thing you’ll probably find to be missing is the ability to cut and paste files in Finder. Yes, you can copy and paste but what if you don’t want to duplicate the file? You can open two finders windows with the source and destination folder...
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Why Birthday Messages From Your Facebook 'Friends'...
To clear this up before we start, I like being congratulated by my friends on making it through another year, as well as presents, if they feel so inclined (but no cards, but that’s for another time). My issue is with a slew of messages from ‘friends’ on Facebook with the same empty ‘Happy Birthday Mate x’ sentiment, closely followed by the birthday-person updating...
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Why 'Back to the Future' Is Secretly Horrifying →
This is hilarious. [via @RuutAckses]
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Get Super Secret features in Twitter for Mac...
Shortly after the Mac App Store opened yesterday, the guys over at MacHeist kept their promise allowing of owners of the NanoBundle2 access to beta features of Tweetie 2. That’s all well and good, that’s part of what they paid for. But it seems to me that these so called ‘super secret’ features are just standard features being held back for the sake of MacHeist users (ESC...
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Mac App Store Review: Lyrica
App: Lyrica
Price: $0.99/£0.59
Link: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/lyrica/id412630449?mt=12
Lyrica is a simple app with one task: to add lyrics to your iTunes library. There are two methods of adding lyrics. The first is simply open up Lyrica whilst iTunes is playing a song and the app will find the lyrics. You can then select ‘add lyrics’ if they are correct.
The second method,...
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