It’s been nearly two months since I installed Akismet, and it has cut my comment spam down to nothing. Now I can be cool like Dvorak and get “no spam.” As mentioned a few posts ago, WordPress.com is now open to everyone, so now anyone who wishes to use Akismet can get the necessary API key right now. It’s a breeze to install, and does a number on spam. What more could you ask of an anti-comment-spam plugin?
I purchased a few iPod Dock connectors from a fellow on the iPodLinux forums so I can get started on my next iPod project. I’m thinking about designing a PCB to solder the connectors to, making it easier to plug into a breadboard. Any recommendations for an extremely low-run PCB manufacturer?
A great little short story at Folklore.org explains the origins of the Command key symbol (seen in my logo up top).
“There are too many Apples on the screen! It’s ridiculous! We’re taking the Apple logo in vain! We’ve got to stop doing that!”After we told him that we had to display the command key symbol with each item that had one, he told us that we better find a different symbol to use instead of the Apple logo, and, because it affected both the manuals and the keyboard hardware, we only had a few days to come up with something else.
Continuing with the recent trend of Mac Tips here at Command-Tab, this is one I recently discovered for Safari. Starting with a window containing multiple tabs, you can close all tabs except the current one by Option-clicking the current tab’s close button. It’s a bit odd, considering a regular click on that very same button will close what you’re viewing, but like most Mac applications, holding Option reverses the behavior. So, if you’re ever looking for not-so-obvious features in Mac apps, hold Option and see what goodies the thoughtful developers coded in for your surprise.
As a bonus, hover over a link — any will do — and read the text in Safari’s status bar (enabled in View → Show Status Bar; highly recommended to have open). By default, links open in the same tab or window you’re viewing. Now try pressing Command, Option, or Shift and watch the status text change to see the myriad of available options. Try combinations, too!