Posts tagged “TIL”
TIL that you can create Gmail filters on the iOS app.
April 10, 2023TIL that you can create Gmail filters on the iOS app.
TIL that on Windows you can use a laptop as a second display using this tutorial.
March 19, 2023TIL that on Windows you can use a laptop as a second display using this tutorial.
TIL you can have a universal shortcut to paste as plain text on Windows with Powertoys.
March 18, 2023TIL you can have a universal shortcut to paste as plain text on Windows with Powertoys.
TIL you can convert OpenDocuments into txts and pdfs with unoconv.
April 28, 2022TIL you can convert OpenDocuments into txts and pdfs with unoconv.
unoconv -f pdf *.odt
unoconv -f txt *.odtTIL you can use a bluetooth mouse and keyboard in iOS.
April 7, 2022TIL you can use a bluetooth mouse and keyboard in iOS.
TIL you can use multiple ssh private keys in one client.
April 7, 2022TIL you can use multiple ssh private keys in one client.
# credit: https://stackoverflow.com/a/2419609
Host myshortname realname.example.com
HostName realname.example.com
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/realname_rsa # private key for realname
User remoteusername
Host myother realname2.example.org
HostName realname2.example.org
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/realname2_rsa # different private key for realname2
User remoteusernameTIL you can clone a specific branch with git.
April 5, 2022TIL you can clone a specific branch with git.
git clone -b my-branch --single-branch git@github.com:user/myproject.gitTIL that people hiking up the mountain have the right of way.
April 1, 2022TIL that people hiking up the mountain have the right of way.
TIL you can change the background color of conflict marker sections.
March 29, 2022TIL you can change the background color of conflict marker sections.
Credit: https://vi.stackexchange.com/a/19760
function! ConflictsHighlight() abort
syn region conflictStart start=/^<<<<<<< .*$/ end=/^\ze\(=======$\||||||||\)/
syn region conflictMiddle start=/^||||||| .*$/ end=/^\ze=======$/
syn region conflictEnd start=/^\(=======$\||||||| |\)/ end=/^>>>>>>> .*$/
highlight conflictStart ctermbg=red ctermfg=black
highlight conflictMiddle ctermbg=blue ctermfg=black
highlight conflictEnd ctermbg=green cterm=bold ctermfg=black
endfunction
augroup MyColors
autocmd!
autocmd BufEnter * call ConflictsHighlight()
augroup ENDTIL that the word “procrastinate” comes from the Latin procratinat- which means “deferred till the morning”.
December 16, 2021TIL that the word “procrastinate” comes from the Latin procratinat- which means “deferred till the morning”.
The prefix pro means forward and crastinus means “belonging to tomorrow” which comes from the word cras which means “tomorrow”.
TIL that the word “robot” comes from the Czech word robota which means “forced labor”.
December 15, 2021TIL that the word “robot” comes from the Czech word robota which means “forced labor”.
TIL you can detect whether the targetEnvironment is iPadOS in SwiftUI with the following code:
December 15, 2021TIL you can detect whether the targetEnvironment is iPadOS in SwiftUI with the following code:
extension UIDevice {
static var isIPad: Bool {
UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad
}
static var isIPhone: Bool {
UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .phone
}
}
Here’s the Stack Overflow comment I got this code from.
TIL that the word “decide” originally meant “cut off” in Latin.
December 15, 2021TIL that the word “decide” originally meant “cut off” in Latin. So when you decide on something you “cut off” all other possible choices.
TIL you can find a file recursively in Linux with the following command:
December 15, 2021TIL you can find a file recursively in Linux with the following command:
find . -name "*foo"
Here’s the Stack Overflow comment I got this from.
TIL you can have syntax highlighting with code blocks in JIRA.
December 6, 2021TIL you can have syntax highlighting with code blocks in JIRA.
Here’s an example inspired from the docs:
{code:java}
// Some comments here
public String getFoo()
{
return foo;
}
{code}TIL you can switch back to the previous branch by running git switch -.
November 29, 2021TIL you can switch back to the previous branch by running git switch -.
TIL you can navigate to the previous directory with cd -.
November 29, 2021TIL you can navigate to the previous directory with cd -.
TIL that there’s a free, open source, private, iOS fitness app called OutRun (App Store).
November 16, 2021TIL that there’s a free, open source, private, iOS fitness app called OutRun (App Store).
TIL you can get music recognition (Shazam) in your Control Center.
November 16, 2021TIL you can get music recognition (Shazam) in your Control Center.
TIL you can get Vim keybindings in XCode 13.
November 13, 2021TIL you can get Vim keybindings in XCode 13.
Menu Bar -> Editor -> Vim Mode
TIL you can create an iOS shortcut to turn Bluetooth off completely.
November 5, 2021TIL you can create an iOS shortcut to turn Bluetooth off completely.
Or you can download mine.
TIL you can create an iOS shortcut to turn Wifi completely off.
November 5, 2021TIL you can create an iOS shortcut to turn Wifi completely off.
Or you can download mine.
TIL there’s dark mode on Webex.
November 1, 2021TIL there’s dark mode on Webex.
You can only turn this on during a meeting. 
TIL you can sort lines of text in Vi.
October 29, 2021TIL you can sort lines of text in Vi.
- Select lines with Visual mode linewise
:sort<CR>
TIL you can quickly go to another character in the terminal when you do ⌥+click.
October 29, 2021TIL you can quickly go to another character in the terminal when you do ⌥+click.