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Do you 'projectify' your personal issues?

Do you "projectify" your personal issues?

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Vote: alt or option?


Vote: alt or option?, originally uploaded by merlinmann.

An eagle-eyed reader took me to task for calling this the "option" key. The reader found this vexing and thinks it should always be called the more agnostic "alt" key.

Got an opinion?

(Vote in Flickr comments.)

Trouble setting up GTD Outlook PlugIn - Tasks & Projects

Trouble setting up GTD Outlook PlugIn - Tasks & Projects

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Should a non-Power User buy Leopard or not?

I just jumped back on the Mac bandwagon this summer picking up a MacBook Pro... It's been a long time since I've owned a Mac, to be honest, they just cost too much to consider owning during my post undergrad years, and I managed to get by with crappy Dell laptops for the better part of 10+ years. My previous Macs were a Plus (with a whopping 20 meg external hd) and then a IIsi I overclocked with the crystal swap trick... My point here is OS X 10.4 is my first mac OS since 7.0... I'm only now sort of picking up the tricks for getting the most out of Tiger...

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Waiting For List(s)

How do you guys have your "Waiting For(s)" list set up? Do you have one central waiting for list? Or one for each project?

Any particular nuances that you've discovered from using the Waiting For list?

Look forward to hearing everyones input!

Grad School and Money

Grad School and Money

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cut and paste between two macs?

cut and paste between two macs?

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TOPICS: Mac OS X

Software that inserts frequently used text?

Software that inserts frequently used text?

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