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One of the problems with the Apple remote keyboard is that it doesn't have a trackpad. One of the ways round this is to use keyboard shortcuts. Shortcuts can also help you speed up some of the tasks on your computer. The following are some of the shortcuts that I have found useful:
| Access Dock | fn-ctrl-F3 |
| Menu Bar | fn-ctrl-F2 |
| Tool Bar | ctrl-F5 |
| Cycle open windows | cmd-` |
| Forwards | cmd-] |
| Back | cmd-[ |
| Next tab | cmd-shift-] |
| Previous tab | cmd-shift-[ |
| Close window/tab | cmd-W |
| Quit application | cmd-Q |
| Force Quit | alt-cmd-esc |
| Start of line | cmd-left |
| End of line | cmd-right |
| Start of word | alt-left |
| End of word | alt-right |
| Top | cmd-up |
| Bottom | cmd-down |
| Mission Control | F3 |
| Launchpad | F4 |
| Spotlight | cmd-space |
| Save as | cmd-shift-alt-S |
| Forward delete | fn-delete |
26 April 2014
I use to sync my Blackberry to iCal manually using a cable and the Blackberry desktop software, but now I've found a way to do this wirelessly and automatically.
I set up a Google mail account and then added this account to my Blackberry, ensuring that I ticked the Calendar box in the Synchronization Options.
I then added the same Gmail account to the Apple Mail application and the Google calendar was then accessible though the Apple Calendar application.
I can now access and edit my calendar on the Internet, my desktop and my Blackberry but not, unfortunately on iCloud. Putting a calendar on iCloud prevents the Blackberry from synching with it - even using the the Blackberry desktop software.
26 April 2014
Two mediums who claimed to have psychic powers were unable to demonstrate their ability under laboratory conditions.
They were asked to identify characteristics of five randomly selected people who were hidden behind a screen. The volunteers were then asked to try to identify themselves from these psychic readings.
But the pair were only successful in identifying characteristics of the volunteers at a rate of one in five, an outcome entirely consistent with the operation of chance alone.
In response, one of the psychics pointed out that their work is usually done face to face and not behind a screen.
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26 April 2014
?Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.? Coleridge (1772?1834)
25 April 2014
Monday 4 July - Independence Day (US); Aphelion (Earth?s furthest distance from the the Sun) 15:00 UT
Friday 8 July - Moon?s first quarter 06:29 UT
25 April 2014
Every year Matt Might (www.matt.might.net) explains what a PhD is to a new bunch of students. It?s hard to describe in words so he uses pictures...
The Illustrated Guide to a PhD
25 April 2014
"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." Confucius (551?479 B.C.)
24 April 2014
Sunday 25 September - Daylight Saving Time begins (NZ)
Tuesday 27 September - New Moon 11:09 UT
Wednesday 28 September - Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) begins at sunset
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24 April 2014
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