Category: Nerdy Stuff

Stuff related to computers, mobiles, hacks, and anything remotely nerdy 🤓.

Schedule an alarm with Tasker on Android to play music on AirPlay speaker(s)

Schedule an alarm with Tasker on Android to play music on AirPlay speaker(s)

I’ve had that ol’ Nexus 7 Android tablet at home for about 5 years now, and it’s the center of my home automation setup. It controls the lights, the music, the alarm system, monitors the air quality, the smoke detector etc. Yes, I’m a nerd. Spring is just around the corner, but we might still…

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Mac & iOS text replacements everywhere

Mac & iOS text replacements everywhere

I have a ton of text replacements on my Mac and iPhone. It’s super handy. But also very frustrating when some apps don’t support them (i.e. some developers don’t use Apple’s built in functionality)… The goal of those for me is, for example, to type ## and to have it converted automatically to my mobile…

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Add the backspace key shortcut back to Safari 6

Add the backspace key shortcut back to Safari 6

Since I switched to Mountain Lion, I haven’t had a lot of issues. But some really minor differences between this new OS X version and Lion made me go crazy. A bit. I rely a lot on keyboard shortcuts to enhance my workflow in Apps. And for a reason I still don’t understand, Apple removed…

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