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Avoiding the Escape Key in Vim →
The Vi editor was originally written on an ADM-3A terminal, which had the Escape key in place of the Tab key I didn’t know this. It never made sense to me that the philosophy of VIM navigation was to keep your hands on the home row, but required you to reach all the way up there to get into normal mode.
Thoughts on the Jawbone Era
That guy. You know who he is. Talking to himself on the elevator, at the grocery store and in the car. You have no clue whether he’s talking to you or someone else. In addition to the gold chain around his neck and the cell phone holster on his belt you’ll eventually notice the thing hanging out of his ear and then it makes sense. Recently I became the owner of a new Jawbone Era headset and therefore something new … Continue reading
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CloudOn Brings Microsoft Office Functionality to iPad →
Apply directly to the forehead.
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My Favorite Things from 2011
As we pass from one year to another, I’m hoping for all the best for those folks who contributed to making my life a little more enjoyable every day. Writer Fellow Kansas City dweller Shawn Blanc made a big decision this year. He left his 9-5 job to write full time. His writing is top notch, and he seems to be a genuinely nice guy. He covers Mac in the same way as many others, dropping links to interesting articles, … Continue reading
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How KC Stacks Up →
A surprisingly interesting article from the local paper that outlines where we stack up on a number of city lists. Some of these don’t make any sense (manliest?) but some others are dead on. Best BBQ in the nation? Yup. 12th Smartest? Sure. 2nd best in driving ability? Definitely. One of the best Downtowns? Far from it. The Kaufmann center is beautiful, but it doesn’t overcome the fact that downtown is populated by bankers and lawyers during the day and … Continue reading
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How to effectively work with multiple files in Vim? – Stack Overflow →
A fantastic thread over at Stack Exchange on how to work with multiple files in VIM.
The Vim Commands Cheat Sheet →
This is a really handy cheat sheet to have around if you ever find yourself in VIM. As I look more at the prospect of text editors coming and going in waves, I think it’s better to learn one great text editor that work on every platform that you’ll ever use. VIM’s stability and ubiquity make it something to consider if you’re going to get serious about working more from the command line.
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Peepcode – Meet the Command Line →
If you’re new to the Linux or Unix command line, this is a great place to get started.
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Cleaning Up Your Apple ID Situation and Playing with New Stuff
So you’ve just gotten some new Apple stuff. There’s a good chance that you’ve started to get multiple Apple devices running in the same house. All these new devices will work together to make your media accessible throughout the house, but you’ve got to be more careful with your Apple IDs. Here’s how I recommend setting that up and a few other things to do depending on what you’ve recently acquired. Organizing Apple IDs Apple IDs are a mess, but … Continue reading
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Thoughts on iCloud
iCloud was one of the most exciting things announced in June and it’s been slowly rolling out ever since. Just as the word “cloud” is a fuzzy marketing term for just about anything that doesn’t live on a local hard drive, iCloud is somewhat of an overarching term for a number of different parts. At this point iCloud is impressive, but still rough around the edges. Some of the services are ready to use now, others with some caveats and … Continue reading