Just reaching out you mac experts. I used to think I was one, but this one has me stumped. Using Safari, every so often, while I am doing something (what?) shrinks the fonts of the page being displayed. In other words, does the equivalent of a Command/- or Command/+. It seems to have something to do with dragging the mouse while doing something else. I know that a command-0 restores things normally. I also know that control-double-fingered-drag will enlarge the whole screen, that is, zoom in on the pixels. This is something else. I can’t figure it out and neither can google. Do you know?
This word “QUOTIDIAN” seems to have become popular suddenly. Did you notice? Or is it just me that is noticing it more because up to a minute ago I didn’t know what it meant? It’s so simple, once you know 🙂
No need to paraphrase or editorialize. Just read the whole thing, will ya? Lots of good advice that I wish I had gotten years ago. **[How to steal like an artist (and 9 other things nobody told me)](http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/how-to-steal-like-an-artist-and-9-other-things-nobody-told-me/...
Every time there’s an election it seems like someone brings up the odd fact that you are not asked for ID here in Massachusetts before being allowed to cast your ballot. It seems to me that this is especially surprising to people from other countries. Here’s a good [article that explores some of the...
This New York Times Op-Ed piece by Bob Herbert really hits home: > “The U.S. has not just misplaced its priorities. When the most powerful country ever to inhabit the earth finds it so easy to plunge into the horror of warfare but almost impossible to find adequate work for its people or to properly educate its young, it has lost its way entirely.” (fromLosing Our Way) It’s called “Losing Our Way”. You should read it.
“Oh yeah, I’ve started 6 companies, and right now I have 3 startups going. I just love starting companies. I don’t know what’s wrong with me….” Have you ever heard statements like that? I hear them, fairly often, and I am never sure what to make of them. My immediate impulse is to call “Bullsh...
It’s hard to believe, but here is what I got from Mint.com when I asked why my Bank of America info was not updating on Mint: > Hi Pito, Thank you for contacting Mint.com. According to our engineers, we can’t support Bank of America due to unsupported authentication and/or challenge que...
I know it’s a provocative title, and sadly I suspect that many of the ‘intended audience’ will agree with much of what he says, but then also feel like there’s nothing that can be done about it. I am a waning fan of the Sunday TV news shows. Nowadays it is so easy if you are inclined to kee...
[Note: don’t assume you know what a Charitable Mutual Fund is. It’s an evocative but really misleading name but I don’t have a better handle for it yet. This is not an investment vehicle, it does not return any money. It is way to allow a donor to donate to one or more causes that match certain ...
If I could fool you into believing that a fake rubber hand that you were looking at was really your own hand, how would you react if I took a knife to it? Weird questions that Neuro-science researchers busy themselves with, but really fairly amazing. [Here’s an article in Scientific American about t...
After attending the Lean Startup Machine weekend a few days ago, I pay more attention to these ‘I created this startup in 3 hours’ stories. So when I saw t[his in Inc. Magazine:](http://www.inc.com/articles/2011/03/how-19-year-old-daniel-gross-is-taking-on...
I had the interesting experience this weekend to attend the “Lean Startup Machine” weekend at the Microsoft NERD. It was kind of a hackathon for Lean Startups, which are startups that practice something refererred to as Customer Development, or [CustDev](h...
Some choice quotes to introduce a good lecture about Engineering: > ‘…[snip], Napoleon dismissed Robert Fulton’s claim of a steam-powered ship: “What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? ...
I’ve seen several interviews with Scott Walker, the Governor of Wisconsin, about his efforts to ‘balance the budget’. I put that in scare quotes because there’s a good case to be made that his agenda is different or at least well beyond that....
