Restore the ability to toggle the Safari downloads popover window using a keystroke in Lion. Also works very nicely in a Keyboard Maestro macro.

This is incredibly useful. I use Print to PDF all the time, and this shaves a bit off that time and means I don't need to use the mouse. Perfect.

I've had this happen quite a lot on one Mac: you just get the 'Building...' message when you try to open the Services menu, so this tip is very helpful. I've put the command in an Automator workflow, or I'll forget it when I next need it.

Now that I'm back using ArchLinux and (newly) using bare-bones window manager XMonad, this is a very handy tip. Though typing 'mount /mnt/usbstick' isn't so bad.

Setting up wicked widgets in awesome.

"And it gets worse: meeting organizers will invariably sandwich your poster between two posters that are infinitely more entertaining, such as "Teaching house cats to perform cold fusion" and "Mating preferences in extraordinarily adorable red pandas." In such a situation, your poster must be interesting and visually slick if you hope to attract viewers."

The fact that Safari opens target="_blank" links in new windows, not new tabs as per the preferences has bugged me for ages. This tip fixes that with a simple command line defaults command. Brilliant. It really improves the use of Google Reader and Fever.

Useful guide to producing good black and white images from colour ones. I tend to use Aperture's tool for this now, which offers a lot of control, but this is handy if you don't use Aperture.

I had no idea you could do this, but it's an excellent tip for when you want to link to Flickr photos on Twitter or IM. (via @dubh)

Nice example of a git workflow.

Daily git tips for everyone. I'm still learning about all the glorious ins and outs of git, so this should be a handy resource.

Excellent hack for getting git information into the command prompt in the terminal. My fork of the gist is here: http://gist.github.com/47541

Instructions for creating a pseudo-random playlist to fill an iPod. Some favourite stuff, some completely random stuff and some rarely played.

I never knew that there was a keyboard shortcut for this - handy!

Another great article about actually writing a presentation. I'd love to see one like this slanted towards academic presentations.

Very useful way to access Box.net for quick posting of files for others to pick up.

Good tips on academic presentations.

Good article on improving wifi reliability and security.

Some nice tips for using the Apple Remote. I didn't know that you could pair remotes with particular machines.

An excellent creative idea for sending photographs to friends and family.

Some ingenious ideas for foiling spammers, but not disadvantaging partially-sighted users.

Tips on using Aperture

Useful notetaking tips

Very handy reference to the most-used Rails functions and methods.

Some very useful tips for using Google Calendar, particularly if you use a Mac.

How to debug a broken iPod

A comprehensive article on fortifying your email when connecting wirelessly [via fuddland]

Using xpdf and LaTeX LaTeX to print documents in booklet form.

Useful list of hidden preferences for Camino to set in the user file.

Computers make us more productive. Yeah, right. Lifehacker recommends the downloads, web sites and shortcuts that save time. Don't live to geek; geek to live.

Lovely how routes makes this so simple

Fascinating update to Joey's earlier article on keeping his life in CVS. This might just be an excellent idea.

Good tips on formatting QT movies for the optimum size/quality balance

An intriguing idea