A really, really great shortcut

brinxmat · Joined: Oct 24, 2005 Posts: 262 Location: Norway

Just found out about this one: ctrl-alt-apple-eject (you'll want to save your work before trying it though.)

Posting like this is really irresponsible: I haven't said what it does. But that is the point: who *thinks* up these things?

elektro80

brinxmat · Joined: Oct 24, 2005 Posts: 262 Location: Norway

A useful feature for spotty teens surfing for snatch shots?

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:04 pm Post subject:

brinxmat · Joined: Oct 24, 2005 Posts: 262 Location: Norway

It is the duty of any state employee.

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject:

In Sweden, I hear state employees are being neutered.

brinxmat · Joined: Oct 24, 2005 Posts: 262 Location: Norway

Every country has its "gypsy in the woods". Sweden really ROKS doesn't it?

frogger

v-un-v

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject:

Tom, that Apple "swedish shortcut" isn´t a fiddle remover.. but.. you will figure it out.. or hopefully not.. Shocked

rlainhart · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:05 am Post subject:

Here's my favorite: Control-Option-Command-8.

Particularly fun to try on unsuspecting coworkers and bandmates when they aren't looking.

elektro80 · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:32 am Post subject:

Alexander · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject:

More!

geheheh! Wink

elektro80 · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:54 pm Post subject:

Not quite a shortcut.. but still.. many Apple apps have bundled "language files"... try a "command"+"I" on say the Quicktime player app..
Check out the language selection window...

elektro80 · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject:

Btw... my Macbook has a motion sensor thingie built in. Some days ago I found an app on Versiontracker that turns the Macbook into a seismograph... seriously.. Laughing

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seraph

seraph · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:37 am Post subject:

seraph · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:38 am Post subject:

brinxmat · Joined: Oct 24, 2005 Posts: 262 Location: Norway

Antimon · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:53 am Post subject:

I've been wanting to ask this for some time - what is the deal with "svenskeknappen" (translated: "The Swedish button", a norwegian nickname for a computer's reset button)? Why is it thus called Question

/Stefan

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:12 am Post subject:

A challenge: Please google "svenskeknappen". Most references will be to norwegian webpages.
Anyways, I have simply no idea about why either "ctrl alt delte" and / or system reset ( hardware ) have been "renamed". There is one old story though from one of the computer rooms at the university in Oslo ( http://www.uio.no ) that might explain it... but it is hard to know if the story is true. This would probably be the in the early 80s.
Anyways, a swedish student would always scream " jäklare" or something of the sort.. and then do a system reset. That way absolutely every student knew within hours how to reset a computer.. Use the swedish button..! Very Happy

Antimon · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:13 pm Post subject:

OK... I googled as you said and one hit was a "swede-joke": "How does a swede end a program? He uses the reset button!". My impression is that it is a bit unclear... like "OK".

/Stefan

jksuperstar · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject:

Funny, just today a friend's powerbook died, but he knew a key combo that allowed it to boot up as a target firewire drive.

Other neato combo's for macheads:
http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html#boot

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject:

The firewire target mode is a really cool feature. Very Happy

Antimon · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:52 am Post subject: