Have you ever been a regular at a coffee shop? The barista knows you by name, and every morning when you come by, she’s already got your Triple Non-Fat Sugar-Free Vanilla Latte waiting for you. That’s an intelligent default. She doesn’t know for sure that’s what you want, or even that you’ll come in today, [...]
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Mac vs PC Firefox 3 Add Bookmark Dialog
One major annoyance between the Mac and PC versions of Firefox 3 is the position of the “Done” button on the Add Bookmark dialog. On a Mac, the button is on the right. On a PC, it’s on the left. I won’t comment on which is better, just that the difference breaks my muscle memory [...]
How to Use a Mac and a PC with a Single Keyboard and Mouse
As a web developer who prefers to use a Macintosh, I struggled to find the least painful way to test my work on a PC. The solution turned out to be a program called Synergy, which effectively creates a dual-monitor setup where one monitor is a PC and one is a Mac.