Comments on: June 2009 Issue http://www.word-detective.com/2009/06/june-2009-issue/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff Vincent http://www.word-detective.com/2009/06/june-2009-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-3616 Jeff Vincent Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:59:42 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1918#comment-3616 A chum encoraged me to read this site, nice post, fanstatic read... keep up the cool work! A chum encoraged me to read this site, nice post, fanstatic read… keep up the cool work!

]]> By: Steverino http://www.word-detective.com/2009/06/june-2009-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-2230 Steverino Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:44:07 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1918#comment-2230 The Opera browser (www.opera.com), free, has two nifty features I use to compensate for my poor eyesight: --the zoom feature. Big deal, right? Well, you can zoom using the + and - keys (I use the numeric keypad on the right), and the * key right next to them restores the page to normal 100%. I recline with the keyboard at a comfortable arms length, navigate to my page at 100%, and then zoom in to read what I want. --the "fit to width" feature. Developed for their mini cell-phone browser, it re-wraps the screen to eliminate the side-to-side scrolling you'd otherwise have to use after you zoom a page. Opera is a good browser anyway, but those two features make it a must-have for me. One downside to it is that it's strict on standards, and you need to have IE or Firefox handy for some sites. The Opera browser (www.opera.com), free, has two nifty features I use to compensate for my poor eyesight:

–the zoom feature. Big deal, right? Well, you can zoom using the + and – keys (I use the numeric keypad on the right), and the * key right next to them restores the page to normal 100%. I recline with the keyboard at a comfortable arms length, navigate to my page at 100%, and then zoom in to read what I want.

–the “fit to width” feature. Developed for their mini cell-phone browser, it re-wraps the screen to eliminate the side-to-side scrolling you’d otherwise have to use after you zoom a page.

Opera is a good browser anyway, but those two features make it a must-have for me. One downside to it is that it’s strict on standards, and you need to have IE or Firefox handy for some sites.

]]> By: nola http://www.word-detective.com/2009/06/june-2009-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-2171 nola Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:25:20 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1918#comment-2171 Ha, "nasty old month!" I take umbrage at such a description of the most beautiful month of the year. I would have you know that the German poet Heine wrote a poem titled: In the beautiful month of May, and Schuman composed music to the words. I also think that Brahms has something about May. This month is especially beloved in Europe. (climate I presume. As you see I am predjudiced in favor of this month, and the reason is not hard to guess. But I also couldn't enjoy that month as well as this one, because of allergies. So I understand your crankiness. Wishing you better feeling, Nola Nola Ha, “nasty old month!” I take umbrage at such a description of the most beautiful month of the year. I would have you know that the German poet Heine wrote a poem titled: In the beautiful month of May, and Schuman composed music to the words. I also think that Brahms has something about May. This month is especially beloved in Europe. (climate I presume.
As you see I am predjudiced in favor of this month, and the reason is not hard to guess. But I also couldn’t enjoy that month as well as this one, because of allergies. So I understand your crankiness.

Wishing you better feeling,

Nola

Nola

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