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Sunday, February 25, 2007

Samsung Challenge: Type your phone number without typing anything
I got this error on Samsung's website after entering my phone number with hyphens, just like millions of people do every day. But according to the error message the hyphens aren't the only problem. Samsung wants me to have a phone number without any characters at all. A phone number with no numbers. Hmm.

In the end I didn't order anything... after shipping & taxes, the iPod cable I was thinking about would have cost over $50. I think I'll stick to my current $5 solution that does almost the same thing.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Quick Slideshows in OS X
I was recently asked to show a bunch of pictures that I had in a folder, and got to use one of the features of OS X that most regular users don't know about.

If you have a folder filled with pictures and want to look at all of them, right now, and even have a slideshow, it's really easy.

1. Open the folder containing the pictures you wish to view.
2. Select the pictures. ⌘-a to select all if you want to look at all of them.
3. Right-click (or ctrl-click) on one of the images and select Slideshow.

Now your images will begin playing full-screen as a slideshow. Move the mouse, and a few icons will appear that allow you to access other special functions.

And if you're wondering how to type that symbol I used in Step 2:
1. Go to the Edit menu and select Special Characters.
2. View: All Characters
3. Symbols -> Technical Symbols.

There you go.

Headline
I saw this headline today: Harvard names first woman president

My first thought: What did they name her? Susan?

Saturday, February 03, 2007

Super Bowl
Is it sad that the Super Bowl is tomorrow, and I didn't know who was playing until just a minute ago when I checked TV Guide to see which network it would be on?

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