Be Excellent To Each Other

Not today, but this week:

Windows key + E opens Explorer, rather than right clicking the Start button and clicking Open.

Ctrl-Shift-Esc has been around since Windows 3.1.

Man, you lot make me feel old.

I have learnt OneNote is kinda awesome...

I... Really? Come on!

Alt+tab lets you cycle through running programs, you know

(In "not useful but interesting" news, Windows + Tab gets you a 3D flippy thing, and holding down left alt, tapping right alt (don't let go of left alt) and then pressing tab in Win7 gets you the old XP prompt).

Hey, it's not like I ever had a windows manual or anything.

Ooh, another one: ctrl+k auto finds the closest name from your address book in outlook if you just type a bit if name in the To: box.

Again, everyone else probably learned this in the womb.

Today I learned that 'permenant' marker pen can be removed from hard surfaces by covering it with dry wipe marker and wiping clean.

VOODOO!

Spray deodorant usually works too (same solvent chemical), and is generally more convenient.

And pleasantly fragranced

I used to use deodorant on pre owned games when I worked at Game. We were supposed to write over the barcode with permanent marker to show they were second hand but one quick wipe with some Asda Lynx knock off, and it was gone.

You could then refund the game as brand new. Genius!

Today I learned that the 'B' end of standard USB cable fits nicely into an RJ45 socket. Especially when you groping blind behind a printer.

Dirty.

Today I learned something about the Toblerone Logo

So it is!

Hah, brilliant!

I assume everyone is familiar with the FedEx logo, which is my favourite of all these "hidden feature" designs?

http://articlesandtexticles.co.uk/imgs/0609/fedex01sm.gif



EDIT: linkifyed, rather than inlined, the images, as Gilly says it trigger her workplace web filter. Images are totally SFW but I suppose the hosting site must have some other dodgy content on it.

EEk! what website is that, I'm on a work pc and it blocked for nudity! Jings.. might be best logging off now

Why traffic jams suddenly appear on motorways for no apparent reason.

Better?

Erm, just some random one that turned up in Google Image. I;'ll edit the original post.

People drive too close, brake too hard.

It's amazing how many people don't 'see' the FedEx or Amazon logos.

Wait, the Amazon logo? Hang on.

Yeah, the Amazon logo is neat too, on two levels.

This is my favourite logo, I reckon:

Negative shapes are cool.

Every time you are near.
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

Just saw on reddit that "there is a twitter account that narrates WWII in real time" https://twitter.com/#!/RealTimeWWII

Yeah it's cool, that. There was a blog that did the same for Orwell as well I recall. Was his diary or something. Pretty cool.

https://twitter.com/#!/ukwarcabinet is the same, releasing Cabinet Papers on the appropriate days.

Mind = blown.

I hate that duck.

Does that work on icognito ones?

No.

I remember when this thread was useful

I don't understand.

That perhaps should have been two separate posts.

Anyway, no, you can't use CTRL+Shift+Tab in porn mode.

That the iPhone 4S is actually quite waterproof. Mine fell out of my pocket last night when I was putting the dog's water bowl down, landing in the bowl I'd just filled with water. It sat there in water for a couple of seconds before I retrieved it. I switched it off, dried it and put it in a bag of white rice. It appears to have come away from it's watery encounter unscathed, thank god!

... That I follow DBSnappa on Twitter and Google+.

Also, I learnt that JC has an Xbox.

I still haven't bothered with Google+
JC got his Xbox a wee while ago I think!

He had an Xbox a while ago (for emulators n stuff) - or do you mean he's got a 360 ?

** edit ** Ah , I can see he's got a 360

Is that the 1st sign of the End of days... you know 4 horse men and stuff?

Is that the 1st sign of the End of days... you know 4 horse men and stuff?

How did you learn this?

Today I learned about Problem Screen Recorded in Win7. If you have friends / family members having problems, tell them to hit start, type 'psr' and click the thing that appears.

Give it a try - it's excellent!

Interesting, although I fear that it would probably baffle my dad, especially when it comes to saving the file and emailing it to me.

That is pretty awesome.

Full on robot chubby! I love that!

Yeah, that's pretty bonzer. Is it just in Win7?

Not in XP

Windows Server 2008 seems to have it too. Windows 2003 Server does not *surprise*.

So I guess modern windows versions have it.

Blimey, never knew that existed and I should do, given what I do for a living!