Tag Archives: tips

Chrome, webdev

ChromeBook – Tips And Tricks

Customize It

  • First enable the sync option so you will get your passwords, bookmarks (and in the future) themes everywhere. You can do it from chrome://settings/personal and click on Sync.
  • Enable Tap to click – Go to: chrome://settings/system. Then click on the checkbox to set ‘tab as click’ – done.
  • Extension that give you shortcuts to all the ‘flags’ and settings – I’ve wrote it because I wanted to have all the shortcuts in one place… it’s very productive to have them in one click.
  • SSH client – Ctrl+Alt+t
  • Open an ssh connection to the given host Y as user X.
  • The parameter is optional and defaults to 22.
  • Log out – Ctrl+Shift+q
  • Lock screen – Ctrl+Alt+l (=L)
  • Shortcut keys
  • Press F8, then press Ctrl, Shift, Alt (once a key), press F8 again to exit

Better Browsing

  • Create a tab – Ctrl+T or click the ‘+’ on top of the window.
  • Create a new window – Ctrl+n
  • Create a new incognito window – Ctrl+Shift+n
  • Refresh current tab – Ctrl+r
  • The (one and only) File Manager – Ctrl+m  (On chromebook you got almost 16G of SSD).
  • Switch between different windows – Alt+Tab or press F12 and then use arrow key
  • Change Channel To Beta or Dev Version – Only if you are geeky enough to live on the bleeding edge, visit chrome://settings/about and click on “more info” to change channel.

For the ones that don’t know what is chromebook

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life, Sport

How To Run A Marathon?

Running on the beach with Amir

I’ve been doing a few marathons a year in the past three years, and I wish I had such a list before my first race. 

I could use it and avoid some of the common mistakes I made.

Tips for your next marathon:

Remember that the hard part was the training period. The primary hard part is all the long runs during the weekends alone or with a friend. Now (race day), you should enjoy as much as possible. So, relax. Yes, try to relax and apply what you know from your training. Eat what you regularly eat (I hope you know what bar makes you happy… do NOT try a new energy bar gel during the race day), drink what you like to drink during the runs, and wear the best gear you used. In a nutshell, try something other than new stuff during the race.

Please keep it simple and go with what you practiced.

Choose your ‘race partner‘ – this is one of the most important aspects (for me) of a good/successful race. After the first 4-5 miles, when you get into your pace, search for the one you think will go with you to the end (of the race). If you are lucky, you can find a partner, which improves the whole race.

Think about the next mile, which is only part of the race. It’s so much better to take (every project in life) step by step. You can break the race into 2,4,6,10 segments and think only about the next segment. It is a good feeling to ‘see’ your progress during the race.

Check out #2 and #1 – start slowly. No matter what, a girl/boy passes you without a visible effort.

It’s a common mistake. You should do what you practiced and know you will run faster during the race. Moreover, after 4-5 miles, you should be at your average ‘race pace’ and ‘race heart rate,’ so make sure to pace yourself. Don’t let your ego win – it will hunt you down around the 20-22 mile.

Adjust yourself and listen to your body. You can never know what the race will bring you. Sometimes, it’s 120F temperature (Tel Aviv Marathon), and sometimes, the climbs are crazy (each San Francisco marathon after 23 miles). Show up with a flexible game plan and adjust as needed because, in the end, it’s all about enjoying (or, for the experts – performing) your best on that day.

Have fun and be strong!

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Business, life

Most startups fail…

Here is a short, good presentation that if you are part of a new company (=start up) – you might want to go over it:

Shana Tova!

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