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Download of the Day: Pizza Hut Shortcut
Ordering your medium stuffed-crust pizza just got a whole lot easier. (Goodbye, Wii Fit training progress!)
Pizza Hut has just introduced a Pizza Hut shortcut tool that sits right on your desktop and allows you to build customized orders. It's both Mac and PC friendly and makes online ordering a breeze.
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Geek Tip: Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts
Ever since I made the leap to Firefox, I can't imagine using any other web browser to navigate my way around the internet. Even considering the current controversy regarding the browser's growing pains I'm still hooked. I mean, who doesn't love colorful tabs and the idea of an open-source Internet browser?
Geek Tip: A Whole Slew of Google Reader Shortcuts
As a devoted Google Reader user, I relish any tips I can use to make it even more useful — so imagine my delight the other day when I let my laptop slip (I told you I was a klutz) and grabbed for it, panicked — and accidentally had hit a key combo that brought up a key of Google Reader keyboard shortcuts.
Don't worry, I replicated it — it's shift + ? — and you can also open it as a separate page.
Geek Tip: Use a Keyboard Shortcut to Shut Down Your Mac
Learning useful hotkeys makes my heart swell, as do any efficient shortcuts (I say it once a week to somebody: if you're not using Quicksilver, you're wasting your own time).
Here's two keyboard shortcuts to expedite shutdown for any Apple computer:
- To shut down, press Control + Command (Apple) + Option and Eject for shut down.
- Alternatively, Control + Command + Eject restarts your computer.
15 Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know: Mac Edition
Like I told the PC users yesterday, if you don't already know all the keyboard shortcuts, you're probably only half geek, but just in case you've missed a few along the way, check out these shortcuts that will surely make your life much easier.
- Shift + Command + Delete = Empty Trash
- Option + Shift + Command - Delete = Empty Trash without dialog
- Shift + Command + N = New Folder
- Command + O = Open
- Command + S = Save For 10 more keyboard tips, just read more
15 Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know: PC Edition
If you don't already know these, you're probably only half geek, but even the biggest computer nerds among us sometimes take the long route, so here are some PC keyboard shortcuts you should know. They're sure to make your time at your computer easier, and allow you to stock up on those precious seconds which you could be using to surf the web. Tune in tomorrow for a Mac edition.
Geek Tip: Prevent Web Blindness by Increasing Font Size
Inevitably, there will come a day when even while your glasses are on, or your contacts are in, you'll be squinting to see the small print on your monitor. Is it old age? Too far from your monitor?
Geek Tip: Fast and Easy iTunes Shortcuts
I love learning quick shortcuts for various applications, especially when it means I don't have to use my mouse to adjust settings, etc. To quickly adjust the volume in iTunes, just place your mouse arrow over the top of the horizontal volume bar. Rather than clicking the bar to adjust the volume, just scroll up and down.
TiVo Shortcut Tips
Finding the time to sit down and enjoy all your fave shows is difficult enough without having to spend crucial viewing time navigating your way through TiVo menu screens! Here are some navigation shortcuts to help you get to the important TiVo stuff easier and quicker. - TiVo+TiVo = Now Playing List
- TiVo+0 = Plays the boot animation
- TiVo+1 = Season Pass Manager
- TiVo+2 = To Do List
- TiVo+3 = WishList Search
- TiVo+4 = Search by Title
- TiVo+5 = Browse by Channel
- TiVo+6 = Browse by Time
- TiVo+7 = Record Time/Channel
- TiVo+8 = TiVo Suggestions
- TiVo+9 = Showcases
iPhone Tip: More Keyboard Shortcuts
Thanks to reader T S for commenting on my latest iPhone tips post. Turns out, holding your finger down on different keys on the keyboard opens up quite a few options while you're typing. She writes:
You can also type letters with accents by holding your finger on the letter, so if you put your finger on "e" and hold you'll get the option of é, è, ë, etc.
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