January 2011
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WatchCharlie is CRAZY
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Using DuckDuckGo as a link dropper
Update 1/27/2012: The new short URL for DDG is http://ddg.gg so use that in place of http://dukgo.com
I’m often chatting with someone or sending an email and I want to link them to a search for something, or even just the first result in a search for something. For example, if someone asks me what I use to take screenshots, I could link them to the first search result for “lookit...
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sight: The Syntax Highlighter for Chrome →
I’m using this, and it works really well. Check it out if you’re a Chrome user.
thechangelog:
Thanks to Tomás Senart, I’ve regained my Sight when looking at source code in the browser. Sight is another extension for Google chrome that provides:
Auto syntax highlighting for a long list of languages
Several TextMate-inspired themes
A number of eye-soothing fixed-width fonts
...
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Why would anyone use vim?
(Note: this is a post for vim newbies. If you’re an experienced user, you won’t find anything new here)
I recently switched to vim full time after years of asking myself that question. It seemed like a huge percentage of the better hackers I came across used vim, but all I could see was “no mouse, no IDE goodies, no deal.” Why would anyone subject themselves to that?...
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Why I'm using DuckDuckGo instead of Google
DuckDuckGo is now my default search, both in the browser and on my phone. Here’s why:
!Bang syntax
DDG has a cool little feature that lets you search tons of websites directly, using !websitename. For example, if you want to search Drupal.org directly, type “!drupal whatever search terms” and you will be taken to a Drupal.org search for “whatever search...
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A rundown of keyboards for Android phones
There are a ton of keyboards you can use instead of the Android default. Here’s my take on them.
Default (pre-gingerbread)
Nice, quick and simple. Light footprint and does decent job with the auto correction. No multi touch support, no alternate layouts, nothing fancy.
Swype
The current leader in the swipe typing category, in competition with the ShapeWriter and SlideIT. Does a pretty...
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Geez can we revert that? RT @timmillwood: OMG! What’s happened to http://drupal.org! Sorry, I’m no designer, but that doesn’t look too good.
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Toggling between event handlers using jQuery's...
Ever been in a situation where you need to do something on click except if it’s already been done, in which case you undo it? Previously, I would do this by setting a class on the first click and then checking for that class to see if it’s already been clicked.
Turns out, there’s a function that makes it easier. Just sticking this here in hopes that someone else stumbles on it.