I just discovered the two-fingered scroll and two-fingered right-click in OSX. Holy shit. It changes my life. I don't know why I never tried it before, but yesterday afternoon I went into my system preferences for some reason, and apparently for the first time looked at the options for trackpad settings. Now I no longer have to drag the cursor over ( Read more... )

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I just discovered Afloat recently, although lifehacker blogged it in November. What I like most about it is the ability to keep windows on top. Sometimes I read pdfs or websites and want to take notes in another app, but I want to keep the text visible and my own notes underneath. Afloat also allows you to change the transparency of the window, and ( Read more... )

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OhGizmo! is giving away a bunch of great stuff to a single lucky winner for the holidays. All you have to do to enter is blog about the contest! Here are the prizes so far, and what OhGizmo! has to say about them:

Gift Certificate, From Vaja Cases

Vaja make some of the most beautiful cases on the market. They’re all handcrafted Italian leather ( Read more... )

OhGizmo! is giving away a bunch of great stuff to a single lucky winner for the holidays. All you have to do to enter is blog aboutthe contest! Here are the prizes so far:

Gift Certificate, From Vaja Cases

Vaja make some of the most beautiful cases on the market. They’re all handcrafted Italian leather, and are available for almost any gadget ( Read more... )

There is a Simple Tech 1GB USB flash drive for $15.90 after rebate and a 2GB version for $25.47 after rebate at Buy.com. Shipping is free, although if you're in TN watch out for taxes (they seem to have a warehouse here). I got the 1GB version, and it's pretty good for the price. It's not fast, and it's about standard size for a flash drive, but it ( Read more... )