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March 23rd, 2010A shortcut for Googling the current Website
March 23rd, 2010A shortcut for Googling the current Website
Savvy Google users know you can restrict your search to a particular Website using the syntax site:[site] [search term(s)]. For example, a Google query of site:macworld.com "ipad case" will search Macworld.com—and just Macworld.com—for pages that include the specific phrase ipad case. While many sites provide their own search feature, I find that Google’s searches often provide better results. I also like Google’s options for narrowing down your search.
The thing is, I tend to use this site-specific search while I’m already browsing the site in question; for example, I’m reading an article on Daring Fireball and I decide I want to search for articles containing the phrase App Store that Macworld contributor John Gruber has written. I could open a browser window to Google.com, or click in my browser’s search field, and manually type site:daringfireball.net "app store", but there’s an easier way using a JavaScript bookmarklet, which is a bookmark containing JavaScript code that’s run when you “open” the bookmark.
In your Web browser, create a new bookmark containing the following JavaScript code as the URL:
<code>javascript:Qr=prompt('Search%20Site%20for','');if(Qr)location.href='http://www.google.com/search?&q=site:'+encodeURIComponent(window.location.hostname)+'+'+escape(Qr)</code>
In Firefox, view the Organize Bookmarks window, click the action menu, and choose New Bookmark; paste the above code into the Location field. In Safari, it’s easier to drag the URL from any site into the Bookmarks Bar, then open Safari’s Bookmarks view and replace the site’s URL with the above code. Whichever browser you use, name the new bookmark something obvious, such as Google Site.
Now, whenever you want to perform a Google search on just the current Website, you use that bookmark, type your query into the dialog that appears, and click OK (or press Return). I’ve been using this trick for years, and it comes in handy multiple times each day.
But if you’re using Apple’s Safari browser, it gets better. Way back in 2003, we published a hint about accessing bookmarks in Safari’s bookmarks bar using keyboard shortcuts. Starting at the left-hand side of the Bookmarks Bar, the first nine bookmarks—not folders or groups, but individual bookmarks—can be opened by pressing Command+1, Command+2, Command+3, and so on, respectively. You can take advantage of that hint to make today’s hint even easier: Place your new Google-search bookmarklet in one of the first nine positions in Safari’s bookmarks bar. Now you can search the current Website by simply pressing the appropriate keyboard shortcut.
Safari’s bookmarks bar listing, showing several JavaScript bookmarklets
Personally, I’ve named my bookmarklet GS (for Google Site, only shorter, so it doesn’t take up so much space in my bookmarks bar) and put it in the third position from the left. Whenever I want to search the current site, I just press Command+3, type my query, and press Return.
Wireless Upgrade for your MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, and Mac Book
February 2nd, 2010http://www.quickertek.com/products/nCard_2010.php
nCard
802.11 a/b/g/n wireless for
MacBook, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini
802.11 a b g and n wireless – just with far more distance and speed
Imagine using your MacBook, MacBook Pro or Mac Mini with any wireless network, and siting further away from the wireless access points. Regardless of whether you work in an office or travel with a laptop, this new nCard from QuickerTek means you have wireless freedom to work almost anywhere.
You can expect wireless speeds that are the absolute fastest the wireless network can manage. And to boost performance even further, this card can be upgraded with an external antenna. That means even more distance from the wireless access point. You gain complete compatibility with all Apple AirPort Base Stations as well as Linksys, Belkin and virtually all other wireless network hardware, including the “draft N” equipment.
This new nCard installs into the internal AirPort card slot. The installation itself is no more complex than upgrading memory. The wireless benefits of higher transmit power and high receiver sensitivity.
The nCard from QuickerTek maximizes your wireless experience, where ever you find yourself. You always have the highest wireless speed without any extra work – up to 300 megabits per second.
There are no drivers or any other special tactics you have to remember.
works with all the wireless standards:
802.11 a – 5.0GHz, 300 megabits per second802.11 b – 2.4GHz, 11 megabits per second802.11 g – 2.4GHz, 54 megabits per second802.11 n – 2.4GHz, 300 megabits per second
*actual wreless speed is dependent on AirPort Base Station (or access point/router) settings and physical barriers between the computer and the access point (walls, floors, office furniture).
This product is compatible
with the following:
Mac Book
all 2006-2009 models
(white and black, no unibody)
MacBook Pro
all 2006-2008
15, 17-inch models
no unibody
Mac Mini
2006-early 2009
no G4s, not current models
Part #: NCard 2010
SWEEEEEEEEET! Can’t wait to get one!
Finding Exact Duplicates in iTunes
February 2nd, 2010
Find only exact duplicates in iTunes
Here’s a very simple iTunes hint that may come in very handy for those of you who may have duplicate song issues in iTunes. As you’re probably aware, iTunes includes a tool to help find the duplicates; just select File -> Show Duplicates, and iTunes will create a list of all the songs it believes are duplicates.
The only problem with this feature is that it’s quite liberal in deciding what is, and is not, a duplicate. As a result, the list of potential duplicates can wind up being very large—especially if you have a number of different versions of the same song by the same artist.
So here’s the trick…the Option key. Hold it down, then select File, and notice that Show Duplicates has changed to Show Exact Duplicates. The resulting list will be much shorter, as it will only select exact duplicates. This functionality is covered in the iTunes Help, where it states:
Press the Option key and choose File > Show Exact Duplicates to find multiple copies of the same song (if, for example, you inadvertently imported the song twice).
However, based on feedback from those who’ve heard this hint before, it seems like this feature isn’t well known.
If you need more help removing duplicates than this method provides—for instance, clearing out hundreds of duplicates isn’t necessarily an easy task, even if you’ve identified them—then you might want to check out Dupin, which offers a number of features to help solve your duplicate woes, including automating the deletion of duplicates. Christopher Breen discussed Dupin in more detail in his article on dealing with iTunes dupes.
Thanks to Mac OS X Hints reader rab777hp for pointing out this hidden gem.
Rotoscoping effect in Photoshop
January 27th, 2010http://www.metacafe.com/watch/820157/apply_a_rotoscope_effect_in_photoshop/
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Undergroundcitystudios Podcast
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