Quick Mac Tip: Tab to a Button

The most frustrating aspect of using my Mac was having to click a button instead of tabbing over to it. At last, I finally found a solution!

Go to System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts. In the bottom right corner, there's a radio button saying "All controls": select it.

Select 'All Controls' radio box

And that's it! You can now tab your way to buttons and drop down lists!

Let me end this by saying that having tab cover text boxes only is possibly the single stupidest option to be turned on by default.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Wishing you a very happy new year!

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One Folder to rule them all

How to recursively copy files from a source directory to a destination directory. Useful when the folders you want to peruse are hidden under, say, thirty inner folders.

Java 'phoneMe' source directory structure: phoneME_feature\jsr120\src\core\common\classes\com\sun\midp\wma

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T newObject = new T();

How to easily create new "T-typed objects" in your generic classes.

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EE Glossary Plugin

An Expression Engine plugin that creates a glossary of abbreviations and acronyms.

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5-minute navigation in Expression Engine

Highlighting the currently active section in the navigation with EE.

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Showing Hidden Files in Finder

Today, I have a little tip on showing hidden files and folders in Finder. Maybe this is old news for other Mac users, but I only recently got a MacBook.

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Blockwriter, the greatest typewriter of all times

Blockwriter screenshot

Blockwriter is a simple text editor that simulates a typewriter. Based on Khoi Vinh's excellent Blockwriter write-up.

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