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  • B Bradml

    I am sorry to post two consecutive posts like this, but I just found another great feature of Firefox. When you highlight a word and right click you have the option to Google it. I think this is really useful and a mild time saver. Just in case you wanted to know.

    Update: Ok now I feel stupid. I would like to take a moment to point out that I am very tired and therefore found this little shortcut an incredible advancement. Seen as I am in this mood I'm going to review all my code.

    -- modified at 7:17 Friday 8th December, 2006


    Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.

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    Marc Clifton
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    Bradml wrote:

    When you highlight a word and right click you have the option to Google it.

    Wow! That is totally awesome! Incredible. These guys should win a Nobel prize or something. That is so freakin' amazing! I mean, my productivity will go up light years. Seriously. This is like the middle mouse button! Marc

    Thyme In The Country

    People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
    There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
    People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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      Bradml wrote:

      When you highlight a word and right click you have the option to Google it.

      Wow! That is totally awesome! Incredible. These guys should win a Nobel prize or something. That is so freakin' amazing! I mean, my productivity will go up light years. Seriously. This is like the middle mouse button! Marc

      Thyme In The Country

      People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
      There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
      People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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      Bradml
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      Marc Clifton wrote:

      This is like the middle mouse button!

      Not really, as this is not a hardware advancement, but I can see how you could draw that conclusion:wtf: ;P


      Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.

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        Bradml wrote:

        When you highlight a word and right click you have the option to Google it.

        Wow! That is totally awesome! Incredible. These guys should win a Nobel prize or something. That is so freakin' amazing! I mean, my productivity will go up light years. Seriously. This is like the middle mouse button! Marc

        Thyme In The Country

        People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
        There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
        People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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        Jeremy Falcon
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        I'm guessing this is sarcasm? ;P On a side note, it'll be a cold day in hades before I make IE my main browser again.

        Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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        • J Jeremy Falcon

          I'm guessing this is sarcasm? ;P On a side note, it'll be a cold day in hades before I make IE my main browser again.

          Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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          Pierre Leclercq
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          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

          I'm guessing this is sarcasm?

          You should be right. Has somebody ever used the middle mouse button? (No I will not call for a poll :) )

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            Jeremy Falcon wrote:

            I'm guessing this is sarcasm?

            You should be right. Has somebody ever used the middle mouse button? (No I will not call for a poll :) )

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            Jeremy Falcon
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            Pierre Leclercq wrote:

            Has somebody ever used the middle mouse button?

            I do all the time in FireFox for opening up a link in a new tab.

            Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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            • P Pierre Leclercq

              Jeremy Falcon wrote:

              I'm guessing this is sarcasm?

              You should be right. Has somebody ever used the middle mouse button? (No I will not call for a poll :) )

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              WillemM
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              I don't have one, I'm using a trackball ;P

              WM. What about weapons of mass-construction? "You can always try to smash it with a wrench to fix that. It might actually work" - WillemM

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              • B Bradml

                I am sorry to post two consecutive posts like this, but I just found another great feature of Firefox. When you highlight a word and right click you have the option to Google it. I think this is really useful and a mild time saver. Just in case you wanted to know.

                Update: Ok now I feel stupid. I would like to take a moment to point out that I am very tired and therefore found this little shortcut an incredible advancement. Seen as I am in this mood I'm going to review all my code.

                -- modified at 7:17 Friday 8th December, 2006


                Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.

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                peterchen
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                Bradml wrote:

                I am sorry to post two consecutive posts like this, but I just found another great feature of Firefox.

                You are sure you're not just showing off your leaky box? :rolleyes:


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                • P Pierre Leclercq

                  Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                  I'm guessing this is sarcasm?

                  You should be right. Has somebody ever used the middle mouse button? (No I will not call for a poll :) )

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                  Pete OHanlon
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                  Yes - but mainly in MAYA.:-D

                  Arthur Dent - "That would explain it. All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's something big and sinister going on in the world." Slartibartfast - "No. That's perfectly normal paranoia. Everybody in the universe gets that." Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                  • J Jeremy Falcon

                    Pierre Leclercq wrote:

                    Has somebody ever used the middle mouse button?

                    I do all the time in FireFox for opening up a link in a new tab.

                    Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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                    Pierre Leclercq
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                    So you have a 3 buttons mouse?

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                      So you have a 3 buttons mouse?

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                      Jeremy Falcon
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                      Pierre Leclercq wrote:

                      So you have a 3 buttons mouse?

                      On newer mice, the scroll wheel acts as the third button now.

                      Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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                      • J Jeremy Falcon

                        Pierre Leclercq wrote:

                        So you have a 3 buttons mouse?

                        On newer mice, the scroll wheel acts as the third button now.

                        Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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                        Pierre Leclercq
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                        Aaahh! (Relief) Because I was wondering when was the last time I had seen one of those. :)

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                          Aaahh! (Relief) Because I was wondering when was the last time I had seen one of those. :)

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                          Jeremy Falcon
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                          Pierre Leclercq wrote:

                          Because I was wondering when was the last time I had seen one of those.

                          :-D Yeah, I may code in C, but I'm not that behind the times. :rolleyes:

                          Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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                          • B Bradml

                            I am sorry to post two consecutive posts like this, but I just found another great feature of Firefox. When you highlight a word and right click you have the option to Google it. I think this is really useful and a mild time saver. Just in case you wanted to know.

                            Update: Ok now I feel stupid. I would like to take a moment to point out that I am very tired and therefore found this little shortcut an incredible advancement. Seen as I am in this mood I'm going to review all my code.

                            -- modified at 7:17 Friday 8th December, 2006


                            Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.

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                            Kevin McFarlane
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                            Yes, I use this all the time. Very convenient. And I miss it when in IE. Does IE7 have it?

                            Kevin

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                            • J Jeremy Falcon

                              Pierre Leclercq wrote:

                              Has somebody ever used the middle mouse button?

                              I do all the time in FireFox for opening up a link in a new tab.

                              Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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                              Kevin McFarlane
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                              I've only recently discovered the middle mouse button! But having discovered it, I'm starting to use it frequently. More convenient than right clicking (or keyboarding) to open in the background.

                              Kevin

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                                Bradml wrote:

                                When you highlight a word and right click you have the option to Google it.

                                Wow! That is totally awesome! Incredible. These guys should win a Nobel prize or something. That is so freakin' amazing! I mean, my productivity will go up light years. Seriously. This is like the middle mouse button! Marc

                                Thyme In The Country

                                People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
                                There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
                                People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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                                Monty2
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                                Marc Clifton wrote:

                                This is like the middle mouse button!

                                Best use ever for the middle finger :-D


                                Don't believe everything you think.

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                                • B Bradml

                                  I am sorry to post two consecutive posts like this, but I just found another great feature of Firefox. When you highlight a word and right click you have the option to Google it. I think this is really useful and a mild time saver. Just in case you wanted to know.

                                  Update: Ok now I feel stupid. I would like to take a moment to point out that I am very tired and therefore found this little shortcut an incredible advancement. Seen as I am in this mood I'm going to review all my code.

                                  -- modified at 7:17 Friday 8th December, 2006


                                  Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.

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                                  ednrgc
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                                  Wow, I missed that one. It's definitely a "Nice To Have" feature.

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                                  • M Marc Clifton

                                    Bradml wrote:

                                    When you highlight a word and right click you have the option to Google it.

                                    Wow! That is totally awesome! Incredible. These guys should win a Nobel prize or something. That is so freakin' amazing! I mean, my productivity will go up light years. Seriously. This is like the middle mouse button! Marc

                                    Thyme In The Country

                                    People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
                                    There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
                                    People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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                                    Frank Kerrigan
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                                    It's only a browser ! I do believe Nobel prizes are for the advancement of mankind, firefox hardly counts IMHO.


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                                    • K Kevin McFarlane

                                      I've only recently discovered the middle mouse button! But having discovered it, I'm starting to use it frequently. More convenient than right clicking (or keyboarding) to open in the background.

                                      Kevin

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                                      Jeremy Falcon
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                                      Yeah, it's kinda like the scroll wheel that way... once you get used to it, it's tough to go back. :-D

                                      Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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                                        So you have a 3 buttons mouse?

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                                        Dan Neely
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                                        I have 10 (8 programable) logitec MX610 Left, right, middle (tilting scroll wheel). forward, back. Volume up, down, mute. email, IM: Only configurable to what app they hook to, they light up when you get a new mail/message, and pushing starts the program, but you can't assign them to anything else using the current software. They're too close to the base to be much use anyway. They're on either side of the crease between my index finger and palm. No easy way to click them and the lighup feature is made useless since they're covered by my hand in normal use and when I'm not at the PC, I'm not looking at my mouse. :rolleyes:

                                        -- Rules of thumb should not be taken for the whole hand.

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                                        • J Jeremy Falcon

                                          Yeah, it's kinda like the scroll wheel that way... once you get used to it, it's tough to go back. :-D

                                          Jeremy Falcon "It's a good thing to do and a tasty way to do it." - Wilford Brimley[^]

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                                          Kevin McFarlane
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                                          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                                          once you get used to it, it's tough to go back.

                                          Yeah, I've been in a contract for the past 10 months. In the first few months I had a mouse without a wheel. What a pain!

                                          Kevin

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