By now it’s fairly well-known: the type of light that now surrounds us dramatically changes the dynamics of our sleep/wake patterns. It was not long ago we relied on nature and most importantly the sun in everyday life. Each sunrise marked the beginning of a new day with new opportunities, conquering the night and its… Continue reading Light, Color, Work, and Sleep
Category: Efficiency
How to never lose form content in your browser
We’ve all been there. You’re typing up a long comment on that blog you like or maybe you’re entering shipping details so you can get that über-geeky but yet somewhat fashionable and undoubtedly funny t-shirt already. Your browser decides it’s time to bash it’s head against a wall for a while and subsequently die. When… Continue reading How to never lose form content in your browser
Get Notified about Keyword Mentions in Skype Group Chats
Here’s a little trick that might come in handy for those that use Skype as a group messaging tool: set up the chat to only notify you about specific keyword mentions and mark other messages as read immediately. This guide is for Skype 6.1+ on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (untested on other platforms… Continue reading Get Notified about Keyword Mentions in Skype Group Chats
My favorite Photoshop Shortcuts
Recently I had the opportunity to give a new Photoshop user some pointers on how to use the program. One thing that I think is very important to get used to early on is to use keyboard shortcuts for as many actions as possible. The amount of time it saves over time is astounding. Here… Continue reading My favorite Photoshop Shortcuts
My Dvorak journey, part 4
A little over a month ago I challenged myself: I currently have an average of 73 words per minute on Typeracer.com. Can I get to an average above 90 in 1 months time using a Dvorak keyboard? Source It’s now been over a month, closing in on one and a half actually, and I’m happy… Continue reading My Dvorak journey, part 4
My Dvorak journey, part 3
The days fly by… I wish I could say the same about my typing. I didn’t fully understand what I was getting myself into when I first started this crusade towards typing glory. The main improvement in my typing so far is that the most common words I type that are on the home row… Continue reading My Dvorak journey, part 3
My Dvorak journey, part 2
One day in, this whole Dvorak thing is becoming a bit absurd. It’s crippling me more than I ever thought it would. I’m now approaching every block of text I have to write trying to determine how I can bring what I need to say across in as few words as possible, which is not… Continue reading My Dvorak journey, part 2
My Dvorak journey, part 1
I work for a company called Automattic, which is very much pro-alternate keyboard use. Dvorak in particular is commonly accepted as the way to go. Perhaps the biggest Dvorak evangelist I’ve ever met is Matt, who incidentally is also the founder of Automattic. After reading the Dvorak zine and hearing only good things about making… Continue reading My Dvorak journey, part 1