Keyboard Shortcuts to Startpage via Greasemonkey
Here’s a little script. It will let you hit CTRL-1 through 9 to load up whichever StartPage search result.
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Simple Pomodoro Timer Bash Script
This is a simple timer script, implementing the pomodoro technique for time management. There are tons out there already but I didn’t like how they auto- started breaks. And most lacked shortcut abilities, so that was a dealbreaker. The script … Continued
Spotify Single Instance (Linux App Alternative)
The Spotify app for Linux seems to trigger a cascading failure with Cinnamon on my machine, where it balloons up sucking up all my ram and cpu power. Great! So let’s switch it to a single instance app using Chromium.
Appending to the Bash Title in a Gnome Terminal Window in Linux Mint 18
For some reason, they took away the ability to change the title of bash within a gnome-terminal window in the new Linux Mint 18 Sarah. I needed it to identify certain windows. Add this bit to your .bashrc to get … Continued
Quick Macro Record/Playback Keyboard Shortcuts
Something I came across from this page http://askubuntu.com/questions/515185/run-several-xdotool-commands-in-one-line-separated-from-each-other. It’s a pretty awesome way to quickly record and playback macros. Install xmacro using this guy: sudo apt-get install xmacro And then to record, bind a keyboard shortcut like CTRL-F7 to this: … Continued
Changing Keyboard Shortcuts in MySQL Workbench
Edit the file /usr/share/mysql-workbench/data/main_menu.xml and find or add lines. You’ll need to restart MySQL Workbench for the changes to take affect. I’ve modified the next/previous tab shortcuts: Edit: Apparently it’s C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Workbench x.x\data\ for Windows users. Thanks/Source!
Export/Import Keyboard Shortcuts on Linux Mint 17/18/19/20 (Cinnamon)
I’ve been looking for this one FOREVER. Love how easy it is to migrate home dirs and config files to a new Mint installation, but one of the things that I could never get right was moving the custom keyboard … Continued
Keyconfig Addon for Firefox – Download Mirror, Previous and Next Tab Bindings
For my own reference, really. And because the keyconfig.xpi download link seems to jump around page numbers on Google’s search results. The original download is at http://mozilla.dorando.at/ (and my mirror). The binding to switch to the next Firefox tab is:
Bash Script to Centre The Active Window for Ubuntu/Linux Mint
I recently discovered that Linux Mint lets you use the Super/Win key plus left, right, up, down to control the current window size (window left, window right, maximize, unmaximize, respectively!), which is awesome. But I also like my windows centred … Continued
How to bind Ctrl-Alt-w as a custom keyboard shortcut in Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon
Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon wouldn’t let me bind Ctrl-Alt-w as a custom keyboard shortcut. It kept opening up the search in the settings window. Here’s how I got around it.