At the beginning of this year, I made a resolution to myself, that I would learn how to cook a respectable meal. At the time, I had no knowledge of how to cook, yet I was tiring of the bland, prepackaged meals for dinner. In addition, I knew that my last year in college meant that my days eating my …
At the time of this writing, it is 48 hours after the fallout of Gmail’s botched April Fools’ Day prank. In case you haven’t heard of it, Gmail basically introduced a joke button, the “Mic Drop.” Upon hitting that button, Gmail would cleverly attach a microphone drop GIF to your email, like the one below: Little did they know that …
I’m a big fan of keyboard shortcuts (see here, here, and here, and here). While they may take some time and effort to learn, I’ve found that they’ve greatly increased my productivity. Searching, pointing, and clicking a specific area on a screen can be slow (see Fitts’ law), but using your keyboard is always precise. Yes, no, maybe so Next time you …
About three weeks ago, I started learning the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard layout. Among its benefits are that the layout helps typists type faster while reducing repetitive strain injury as compared to the now-ubiquitous QWERTY layout. The first time I tried the layout, I averaged a torturously slow 8 words per minute, and that was with heavy guessing. Now, I am writing …
I hate fingerprints on glass. So when it comes to fingerprint-free screens, I am an absolute stickler to what kind to purchase. When I got my new touchscreen laptop, I immediately bought a screen protector for it. No disgusting fingerprints this time! When it comes to screen protectors, most fall into two categories. The first and most common are plastic film …