Posted on July 15, 2008 by Aimee
Use these Mac keyboard commands during boot/start up.
Apple: Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts/Commands for START UP
Aimee Geek
“Aim for Mac”
Filed under: Mac Tips | Tagged: Aim for Aimee, Aimee, aimee ennis, Aimee’s Blog, aimeeennis.com, aimeeennis.wordpress.com, aimeesblog.com, ask Aimee, computer help, Computer tips & tricks, how to, Mac Tips, macs, pc tips, tagsmart.wordpress.com, tips and tricks, windows | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 6, 2008 by Aimee
Eyetracking research, from Nielsen Norman Group illustrates how users read web sites and explains what user patterns were discovered.
F-Shaped Reading Pattern for Web Content
Banner Blindness
Fancy Formatting: A Bad Idea
Aimee
“Aim for the Useful”
Filed under: Design Tips, Geeky Stuff | Tagged: Design Tips, read web pages, user reading patterns, web, web design tips, web site usability, web sites, web usabilty, website design | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 6, 2008 by Aimee
Fun Free Games: Play Online
No Pop ups or Annoying Ads to Distract your Addiction.
Classic Arcade
Sports
Action
Puzzle
Multi-Player
Shootem Up
Aimee Geek
“Aim for Fun“
Filed under: Geeky Stuff | Tagged: action games, aimeesblog, classic arcade, free games online, games, multi-player, puzzle, sports, xpgeeks | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 6, 2008 by Aimee
On a Mac:
Want to take a quick picture of your desktop:
COMMAND KEY + SHIFT + 3
Want to take a picture of a specific section of your desktop:
COMMAND KEY + SHIFT + 4
(A cross hair will appear as your mouse pointer, then highlight your selection.)
These are great for making screenshots for websites and the [...]
Filed under: Mac Tips, Windows Tips | Tagged: aimeesblog.com, desktop, image, mac, pc, picture, screen, screenshot, tip, xpgeeks.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 6, 2008 by Aimee
If you just got a Mac, this should be quite helpful. The chart below shows the Mac keys and corresponding symbols.
Aimee Geek
“Aim for the Geeks“
Filed under: Mac Tips | Tagged: 4 geeks, 4 geeks and a laptop, aimeesblog, aimeesblog.com, computer tips and tricks, keys, mac, Mac Tips, symbols, xpgeeks, xpgeeks.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 6, 2008 by Aimee
Note: Windows key is typically located to the left of your space bar on your keyboard. It has the Windows logo (flag that looks like 4 squares).
WINKEY
Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start.
WINKEY + F1
Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
WINKEY + F3
Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook.
WINKEY + D
Brings the desktop to the [...]
Filed under: Windows Tips | Tagged: 4 geeks, 4 geeks and a laptop, aimeesblog.com, computer tips, keyboard shortcuts, pc, shortcuts, windows, windows key, xpgeeks.com | Leave a Comment »