Tag: MISTAKES

Key Hero is an online typing test implemented in Flash. It's very, very good, and very addictive. You'll be given an assortment of texts -- all from known books or films, and all quite nice to read. You hit Start, and it then waits for your first keystroke. Once you start typing, the timer kicks in. When you make a mistake, it beeps and turns red. You fix it, and continue. At the end your overall ...

Knowing the various hotkeys provided by Windows is a good thing. They provide fast access to functions you use all the time, like invoking the start menu, copying and pasting, accessing the system properties page, and searching for files. One of my most-used combinations is shift + delete, the shortcut to permanently vaporizing unwanted files. It also works in apps like Outlook Express and ...

The Unofficial Apple Weblog's Damien Barrett has written a post called Common Mistakes of New Mac Users. #1: "They close an application's windows thinking the program has quit." #4: "untitled folder. untitled folder 2. untitled folder 3. untitled folder 4..." You get the idea. As usual, TUAW readers have taken the theme and run with it and the ensuing discussion is truly worth ...