Tips posted by sasha
Quickly find Wikipedia articles
Here's a quick way I've recently found to quickly find Wikipedia articles using google.
Just enter the term you want to read about in the google search box, and add the word 'wiki' to the list of the search terms. The
first result will usually be the article you're looking for!
For example, to find the Wikipedia article on "Coca Cola", just type in "coca cola wiki".
LCD screen resolution
If you are working with an LCD screen always set the screen resolution to the maximum resolution it supports (which is called its "native resolution").
If you set the resolution to anything lower - the screen will perform interpolation. The result would be as if, for example, a 800x600 image was scaled up to a 1024x768 size, which of course will result in a blurry picture.
Zoom in/out with the mouse wheel
You can zoom in/out in almost every Windows application by holding down the control button and scrolling the mouse wheel up and down.
Saves me lots of time!
Centering a block without using HTML <center> tag
To align a block to the center of the containing block you can set both 'margin-left' and 'margin-right' properties of the block to 'auto'.
The width of the internal block should of course be smaller than the parent's.
CSS debugging
I'm sure this technique is used by many web developers, but it took me some time to figure out for myself.
When working on a specific style class it's often helpful to add a red border around it by adding the following line:
border: solid 1px red
This makes all the items which use this class very easy to notice and really helps solving the problems with the style sheets.
Getting stronger aroma from mint leaves
When preparing a cup of tea with mint leaves, squash a little the leaves in your hand before putting them into the cup. This will break the leaves and will make the mint to produce a stronger taste and aroma.
Remember the names
I used to often forget the name of the person I have met just a few minutes after we got acquainted. A simple technique I have found to help me remembering the name is to repeat the name at least once immideately after the person is telling it to you. An elegant way to do it is to reply with something like "Nice to meet you Tom", or "Hi Tom, I'm..."