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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
iOS Roundup – Background Services and Other iPhone Apps
This post is part of my 2011 iOS Roundup I’ve got two apps that essentially run in the background that don’t get direct access very much. ESPN ScoreCenter can be configured to push notifications to you from your favorite teams. This is especially great during baseball and college basketball season. You can tweak the notifications to be more or less verbose. I’m a big fan of TextExpander on the Mac and it’s nice to extend the ability to call bigger … Continue reading
iOS Roundup – LastPass and 1Password
This post is part of my 2011 iOS Roundup Both LastPass and 1Password are great additions to the iPad or iPhone that help protect privacy and help your sanity by creating a secure place for all your credentials and sensitive information. I’ve found the key to creating any kind of trusted system to to make it ubiquitous and resistant to network failure. By installing a password keeper on all your devices you’re much more likely to use it. If it’s … Continue reading
iOS Roundup – Remote and Air Video
This post is part of my 2011 iOS Roundup These are two apps that complement the AppleTV and the Airport Express. If you’re not aware, the Airport Express is perhaps one of the most undersold devices that Apple’s made. Its a small, versatile network device that can do all kinds of stuff like extending your wireless, acting as a simple wireless access point or sharing a USB printer. The thing I use it the most for, however, is AirPlay streaming. … Continue reading
iOS Roundup – Instacast
This post is part of my 2011 iOS Roundup Now we’re starting to get into some of those game-changing iOS apps. The ones that really innovate and make yourself wonder what you did without them. Podcast management has always been a bit of a challenge. Since the days before podcasts became integrated into iTunes and even afterwards it’s always seemed a bit clunky. The problem with the way iTunes handled things was that it always required you to sync to … Continue reading
iOS Roundup – The Weather Channel and Weather Bug
This post is part of my 2011 iOS Roundup Living in Kansas City means that I demand a little bit more out of weather apps then say, someone in SoCal. In the spring and summer the danger posed by severe weather is very real, as we learn every year. What I’m looking for isn’t just highs and lows, but some great radar functions. The Weather Channel is the best for this on the iPhone and WeatherBug on the iPad is … Continue reading