The Services menu explained. (It’s quite brilliant, really!) This is probably the least used feature of Mac OS X, and yet it’s present in almost every application you might use. I’m talking about the Services menu of course, tucked in under the application name in your menubar. I must admit, for the longest time, I never really paid much attention to it. At the surface, it seems like something useless (most of the options are greyed out anyway), so why bother? Well, it turns out that the Services menu is so awesome, that you would be a fool not to use it. Square One You see that application name right there in the menubar? A Multitude of Usage Scenarios Compose emails with files attached by selecting a bunch of files in Finder, and then going to Services » Mail » Sent FileNeed to go through a long article quickly? Customizing Shortcuts Why go through all that trouble you must be thinking? Extending Services The beauty of the services menu is that it’s highly extensible by third party plugins. Adeu Okay I admit it.
How to Use Google Search More Effectively [INFOGRAPHIC] Among certain circles (my family, some of my coworkers, etc.) I'm known for my Googling skills. I can find anything, anywhere, in no time flat. My Google-fu is a helpful skill, but not one that's shrouded in too much mystery — I've just mastered some very helpful search tricks and shortcuts and learned to quickly identify the best info in a list of results. Sadly, though web searches have become and integral part of the academic research landscape, the art of the Google search is an increasingly lost one. A recent study at Illinois Wesleyan University found that fewer than 25% of students could perform a "reasonably well-executed search." That search process also included determining when to rely on Google and when to utilize scholarly databases, but on a fundamental level, it appears that many people just don't understand how to best find the information they seek using Google. Thanks to the folks at HackCollege, a number of my "secrets" are out. Infographic via HackCollege
OS X - Mountain Lion - Installing Unsigned Applications : My Private Network Not yet registered? It's quick and easy, sign up to our VPN Service now! Note: This Article Only Applies For OSX Version 10.8 And Above I.E Mountain Lion (10.8), Mavericks (10.9). If you’re Mac OS X user, you may have already upgraded to the latest version called Mountain Lion. By default this new version of OS X will only allow you to install applications downloaded from the App Store. Whilst in theory, this is a great idea, unfortunately there are a few issues with its implementation. If you download software from anywhere other than the App Store, you will probably see one of the following errors (in these examples, we are trying to install an application called Tunnelblick): 1. or 2. This is simply because the application you’ve downloaded is not digitally signed by Apple. Before you can install unsigned software, you have to change your security settings. Note. Click on the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen and choose System Preferences. That's it!
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50 Little-Known Ways Google Docs Can Help In Education 5 Ways To Be A Better Public Speaker 7.16K Views 0 Likes If you've been asked to speak at a conference or host a seminar, you may be shaking in your boots. Not only is the thought of speaking in public nerve-wracking, but being in charge of a seminar that no one wants to at... My 10 Favorite Learnist Boards Of The Year 2.66K Views 0 Likes I wanted to take a moment and share my favorite Learnist boards from the past year. Φωνητική πληκτρολόγηση σε iPhone, iPad, iPod και Mac - Δεν θα πατήσεις ποτέ ξανά το πληκτρολόγιο! - ired.gr Yosemite - iOS 8 - Υπαγόρευση στα Ελληνικά - Δεν θα πατήσεις ποτέ ξανά το πληκτρολόγιο! Τώρα με την υπαγόρευση μπορείς να γράψεις ένα ολόκληρο κείμενο ή ένα email μόλις σε 3 λεπτά. Η υπαγόρευση πλέον υποστηρίζει πολλές νέες γλώσσες μεταξύ των οποίων και τα ελληνικά. Η ταχύτητα λειτουργίας της υπαγόρευσης είναι εντυπωσιακή. Υπαγόρευση σε iOS 8: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Η υπαγόρευση είναι διαθέσιμη και σε συσκευές iOS 8. Η υπαγόρευση λειτουργεί και με σύνδεση σε δίκτυο 3G. Για να ενεργοποήσετε την υπαγόρευση θα χρειαστεί να πάτε: Ρυθμίσεις>Γενικά>Πληκτρολόγιο>Ενεργοποίηση Υπαγόρευσης Αφού ενεργοποιήσετε την υπαγόρευση μπορείτε να την χρησιμοποιήσετε παντού αντί του πληκτρολογίου. Όταν ανοίξει το πληκτρολόγιο πατήστε το μικρόφωνο που εμφανίζεται αριστερά από το κενό. Μπορείτε να υπαγορεύσετε το μήνυμα ή το κείμενο σας. Μπορείτε να χρησιμοποιήσετε την λειτουργία σε όλα τα σημεία όπου επιτρέπετε η εισαγωγή κειμένου. Υπαγόρευση Mac OS X Yosemite Προτιμήσεις συστήματος>Υπαγόρευση και Εκφώνηση
Five Handy Things You Can Do with Google's New Knowledge Graph Search I'm actually finding it pretty handy. I was worried about the condensed search results, but it's okay. I still wish they would let it spread out more on a widescreen monitor. At any rate, for the obvious searches at least, it's nice to have that material right there. One immediate benefit (at least, I think it's a benefit): When I do a quick search on something, I can get the gist about the subject from Wikipedia without actually having to go to Wikipedia and risk getting stuck on one of my hours-long jags. I swear, last week I went to look up something quick about London. 3 hours later, I'd read all about London, ancient London, Westminster, The East End, Eastenders (the people and the entire history of the show), the Kray brothers, and heraldry.
What Will The Ed Tech Revolution Look Like? During the past 40 years, accounting for inflation, we have nearly tripled the amount of money we spend per student in public K-12 education. It was roughly $4,000 in 1971, and last year amounted to $11,000 per student. Over that same period time, our students’ math and verbal test scores have remained unchanged. I am no Warren Buffett, but I can comfortably say to you that that is a lousy return on investment. In an increasingly competitive world, it is clear that our education system--as currently designed--isn’t sustainable. In a perverse way, I believe federal and state budget cuts will help focus us on doing things differently and more efficiently. Similar to the consumer tech revolution, this ed tech revolution will take some time and happen unevenly in waves. First Wave (0 to 5 years from now): A Change in Perception At School: In spite of all the media coverage about seniority-based firing decisions, the teaching work force is actually getting younger.
11 Κόλπα και συμβουλές για Mac - ired.gr Το νέο λειτουργικό σύστημα Mac OS X, Yosemite, εντυπωσιάζει με την ανανεωμένη εμφάνιση και τις νέες λειτουργίες που προσφέρει. Σε συνδυασμό τις προϋπάρχουσες λειτουργίες στο Mac OS X, προσφέρονται πολλές δυνατότητες στον χρήστη. 1 Εφέ σε αργή κίνηση Θέλετε να εντυπωσιάσετε τους φίλους σας; Τα εφέ παραθύρων σε Mac OS X μπορούν να γίνουν σε αργή κίνηση. Κρατήστε πατημένο το Shift ⇧ και πατήστε το κίτρινο κουμπί για ελαχιστοποίηση του παραθύρου. 2 Απενεργοποίηση γνωστοποιήσεων Υπάρχουν κάποιες στιγμές που θέλετε να συγκεντρωθείτε στην εργασία σας, αλλά οι γνωστοποιήσεις σας τραβούν την προσοχή. 3 Μετακίνηση του Dock Εάν η θέση του Dock σας εμποδίζει, μπορείτε να το μετατοπίσετε άμεσα. 4 Μετακίνηση των εικονιδίων της γραμμής μενού Μπορεί τα σύμβολα στην γραμμή μενού να έχουν διαφορετική προτεραιότητα για εσάς, από αυτήν που ορίζεται αυτόματα. 5 Χρήση Spotlight για μετατροπές 6 Χρήση Spotlight ως αριθμομηχανή 7 Κοινή χρήση οθόνης από τα μηνύματα 8 Ενεργοποιήστε το Handoff 10 Χρησιμοποιήστε το AirDrop
The Technique that Silicon Valley Geeks are Using to Hack the Voices Inside Their Heads This site is having ("something went wrong, please refresh the page and try again") problems today with the commenting and editing features. My comment did not take without several page refreshes; and, even though I edited the comment, none of the edits actually stuck. So, here is the edited comment as a new comment: I would be cautious about employing such a methodology. Family therapy involves real existing things — individual persons. Freud similarly engaged in potentially dangerous fallacious constructions of a partitioned psychology — the superego, ego, and id; also, the conscious and the subconscious. While these constructed homunculi do not have any demonstrable innate reality, constructing them can have pragmatic utility. So, when it comes to IFS, I ask myself do the system's elements (i.e. managers, exiles, and firefighters) seem to be an accurate Periodic Table of psychic components, or not?