Monthly Archives: March, 2005

Silly thought for the day

Why isn’t the opposite of a backup called a frontdown?

Oh dear.

Sir Bill Gates. In recognition of his “outstanding contribution to enterprise”.

(That’s his enterprise, presumably)

iPlod?

The world’s first shoe with active suspension?

This is fun, but considering the power that goes through the sole of your running shoe, it’s sad that you still have to fit it with a couple of watch batteries…

Update Finder windows

For Mac users: Finder windows normally show you an accurate view of what’s in your folders, but occasionally, if something happens behind its back, the Finder doesn’t update the window immediately. This is most common on network shares, and happens on Windows as well. Windows has the F5 key to refresh the current view, though, and there isn’t a Finder equivalent.

Rainer Brockerhoff’s Nudge utility will do the same thing for Mac users.

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