Monthly Archives: June 2006
Quicksilver cheatsheet and user manual
Quicksilver cheatsheet and user manual:
Whenever we post about Quicksilver the comments soon start filling with people asking, ‘What’s so great about Quicksilver,’ or ‘How do I use this crazy program?’ A Quicksilver user has taken it upon himself to write up some documentation for this rather inscrutable program and he is making it freely [...]
Posted in squifnet worthy Leave a comment
trading gameses
Used video game stores screwing the little guy?: “
Opposable Thumbs looks into the high margin world of used video game sales at local retailers. From the article: ‘The only place that margin can be improved in [retail game stores] is through used games, so of course the stores give the least possible amount for trade-ins, [...]
Posted in squifnet worthy Leave a comment
upper, lower, capitals
Apparently,
Back when type was made out of individual metal letters, it was organized in two separate wooden cases. You guessed it! At the printer, where a page was set one letter at a time, capital letters were stored in the “upper case,” and the small letters were kept in the one underneath, called the “lower [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Leave a comment
unstuffy
Wish I had this info last night. I’m staying in a dog/cat/bird house and my allergies hit full swing. It’s been a long time since I felt that allergic. Amazing.
Unstuff your sinuses with acupressure
Allergy season is in full swing, along with the always fun spring and summer head colds. Instead of reaching for [...]
Posted in squifnet worthy Leave a comment
The Lester Bangs of Video Games