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Why A Plain Text To-Do List Works

Your to-do list is the hub of your personal productivity, so it makes sense that we’re attracted to to-do apps filled with bells, whistles and tassels. Then you realise you’re spending more time fiddling with your app than getting things done. Here’s why a simple text file will make your to-do lists fast, easy to manage and seamlessly integrate with everything else you use.


November 12, 2011
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The Best Terminal Emulator For Linux

While your terminal emulator of choice depends a lot on personal preference, it’s quite clear that the most powerful terminal emulator on Linux is the feature-filled Terminator.


November 9, 2011
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App Directory: The Best Terminal Emulator For Windows

Windows’ built-in command line programs aren’t that great on their own. To make them better, we like to use third-party terminal programs, our favourite being the customisable and free Console.


November 8, 2011
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App Directory: The Best Terminal Emulator For Mac OS X

Mac OS X includes a great terminal editor, but among the handful of alternatives is one that easily rises above them all. iTerm2 is our pick for the best terminal emulator for Mac OS X thanks to its vast number of time-saving features and high level of customisability.


September 15, 2011
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Add A Handy Separator Between Commands In Your Terminal On Mac OS X And Linux

If working in the Terminal gets a little confusing because you run so many commands at once, this little trick will put a separator in between each prompt so you can easily see the last few commands you ran.


July 20, 2011
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Add A Search Keyboard Shortcut To iTunes

Mac OS X: You can search your iTunes library or the store, but to do so you have to click in the search box in order to type. There’s no handy Command+F to get you there, but you can add one yourself with this useful Terminal trick.


June 29, 2011
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Get Shit Done Blocks Distracting Websites So You Can Do As The Name Instructs

Get Shit Done is a command-line utility that blocks popular, known-to-be-distracting websites so you can get your work done. Even if you’re not a command line pro, it’s pretty simple to use and blocks time-sucking sites without fail.


June 9, 2011
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How To Quickly Find And Replace Text Across Multiple Files With One Command

If you need to find and replace the occurrence of a word, phrase, URL or whatever, and it’s in several documents, this can be a really tedious task. If you’re running Mac OS X, Linux, or really any Unix-based operating system, you can use the command line to save you a lot of time and effort.


June 8, 2011
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iTerm 2 Is A Feature-Rich Terminal Replacement For OS X

Mac: There’s nothing wrong with OS X’s Terminal, but iTerm 2 adds a bunch of features you probably didn’t realise you needed. With awesome things like autocomplete and a traversable timeline, it makes your time spent at the command line much more productive.


May 6, 2011
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Learn To Love Your *nix Command Line With Obscure Tools

Kristof Kovacs put together a list of 20 hugely useful command-line tools, all available for Mac OS X. Users can install any of them by using Macports on their Macs, while many of the tools are also available on various Linux distributions and can be found in the installed package managers. [Kristóf Kovács]