My “No-Cost” 3G iPhone Upgrade.

By rcgrabbag | Aug 1, 2008

I just upgraded my original iPhone by replacing it with the new 16gb 3G model. The cost was essentially $0. How? The new 3G phone goes for $299 for the 16gb model, but I just sold my original iPhone on ebay for $300. I probably could have gotten more. It seems as though the original iPhone is a hot item in the non-US markets since it has become relatively easy to unlock the iPhone and use it with any carrier, and the new iPhone sells for around $800 USD in countries outside the US. I probably could have gotten more than $300, but I wasn’t about to fiddle with unlocking the phone. I’m guessing the person that bought my original iPhone it is going to unlock it and sell it overseas for a profit.

Mac Text Editing Shortcuts for a PC User

By rcgrabbag | Mar 14, 2008

Being a programmer way back when (still dabble today), moving around code quickly and changing code text was a necessity. As a long time PC user, I got used to using various combinations of Shift, Ctrl, Alt, and the arrow keys to move, jump to, and highlight text. As a recent blogger and newcomer to Mac, I still need to be able to edit text with shortcuts, but I’ve been all thumbs when it comes to these simple tasks on the Mac. So here’s my short list of Mac text navigation shortcuts.

Skip to end/beginning of line: command + right/left arrow
Skip to next/previous word: option + right/left arrow
Highlight next/previous word: option + shift + right/left arrow
Highlight to end/beginning of line: command + shift + right/left arrow
Highlight next/previous line: shift + down/up arrow
Highlight next/previous character: shift + right/left arrow

Now, you might find this list of little value. I, however, will probably be this page’s most frequent visitor for some time.

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