SUPERHERO.JS -
Creating, testing and maintaining a large JavaScript code base is not easy — especially since great resources on how to do this are hard to find. This page is a collection of the best articles, videos and presentations we've found on the topic.
posted by Artw
on Mar 22, 2013 -
10 comments
Wood Central is a
long lived forum for woodworkers predating even young upstart Metafilter. Having been around for so long the forums are a source of immense knowledge of all things wood and some of that has been collected into posting archives and essays on their
Articles and Reviews page. So if you ever wanted to know
Wood Central's article page has you covered.
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posted by Mitheral
on Feb 15, 2013 -
15 comments
Home Kinks, part 1 and
part 2 - for years, Popular Mechanics Press published a series of tips, many from readers, in a special edition format they called "Household Kinks."
Scanning Around With Gene has posted a collection from 1940s and '50s editions.
posted by madamjujujive
on Feb 20, 2011 -
40 comments
Top 10s of 2010.
Each Saturday, we pore through our favorite tips and tricks to find 10 great hacks surrounding any subject, from food and thumb drives to browsers and Wi-Fi. Here are our most popular Top 10s of 2010.
posted by nickyskye
on Dec 9, 2010 -
15 comments
SHIT COMICS: A deep resource of comics/cartoon arcana, lore, links, history, news and more. Why not check out some
Beibers,
early 20th century cartoon tips,
ULTIMO,
A Voyage To The Moon,
Never aired Dan Clowes Commercials,
James Kochalka Number One ,
A Pekar Family Circus, and
venturing vegetables. (Strange and occasionally NSFW)
posted by The Whelk
on Sep 14, 2010 -
10 comments
Broken Secrets is all about things you may not know but might find useful. These secrets are not things you shouldn’t know; more likely, they’re just interesting things you might not know yet.
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posted by netbros
on Jul 18, 2010 -
19 comments
"What is it that certain people say or do during a job interview that makes them stand out? Why do some people struggle to find work, while others land a job in no time? I wanted to know, and the only way to find out was to experience the interview from the other side of the table." 22 tips, with video, at
How To Nail An Interview.
posted by ShawnStruck
on Apr 16, 2009 -
66 comments
Looking to boost your mad Photoshop skillz? Here's a trio of sites that offer the latest in PS tips and tricks.
Best Photoshop Tutorials has vectors, icons, and free brushes.
PShero works with effects and shapes, and
Photoshop Girl features photograph enhancement. That should get you started.
posted by netbros
on Feb 19, 2009 -
15 comments
In the world of conversation killers, talking about Excel to the average person ranks up there with the best. At the same time, there is always a chance that you wish you could have that conversation at work when it gets down to the wire. Even as a pro, you might need that brush up on
Array Functions,
calculation tricks,
VBA examples or some examples from one of the
well known authors on Excel. There is also no shortage of people who dedicate their working lives to this arcane program and are more than willing to assist others for free by posting solved issues on their websites. People like
David McRitchie,
OzGrid,
Rob Bovey,
Ron de Bruin,
John Walkenbach,
Dick Kusleika,
Joseph Rubin and
Chip Pearson.
Or if you just want to be a Debbie Downer at the next party, just take page from any of the following, memorize it. and recite it when faced with that nudge you don't want to talk to:
Excel Support,
Jon Peltier,
Colo's Junk Room,
Scriptorium,
Andrew's Excel Tips,
Andy Pope,
Anthony's VBA Page,
Rodney Powell,
Array Formulas,
Erlandsen Data Consulting,
Excel-it,
ExcelUser,
JKP's Excel Page,
John Lacher,
McGimpsey,
Bill Jelen,
Stephen Bullen,
Tushar Mehta,
VBusers.com,
The Excel Nexus,
The Excel Logic Page, and
Anthoney Does Excel. It’s a fast and easy way to ward off lounge lizards.
posted by lampshade
on Aug 18, 2007 -
42 comments
Tricks of the Trade . In an article in
The Morning News,
Defective Yeti asked readers to reveal the secrets of their profession:
Attorney:
Do whatever it takes to fit your contracts onto a single page. Even sophisticated negotiators can be charmed by the lack of a staple.
Auto Mechanic:
Always put copper grease on the battery terminals after servicing a car. The performance benefit is negligible, but when customers look under the hood they will immediately see that something’s changed and thus feel happy to pay you.
Handyman:
If you have to change a light bulb where the glass is broken, you can press a potato into the metal base to unscrew the remains of the bulb from the fixture.
Got any secrets to success or even just survival in your racket?
posted by planetkyoto
on Aug 24, 2004 -
130 comments
