what computer function would you Apply to your life today?

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today i wanted to "undo" and when i'm really cynical i wish i could "revert" but it occurs to me there are lots of options packed inside of lots of applications and sometimes i should consider doing a "stylize: emboss" or "mail merge" to take myself in a positive direction.

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Create. (a job)

― Ronan, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

What program has a "create" command??

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Save as in money. Maximise as in salary. Minimize as in waistline.

― Emma, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Loads of stupid fuXXoring MFC classes have a create function. Bloody Microsoft.

― RickyT, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Eh...........shit tracer you might be right but for gods sake I need a create command.

― Ronan, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah but that's one thing computer can't do, innit?

― Tracer RB-448, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I wish I could clean up all the exchange and temporary files and clean up my hard drive (brain) and generally get rid of all the really pointless crap and thn my brain would work quickly and I wouldn't have periods of staring at things vacantly.

― Anna, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh and spell check too

― Anna, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Control+F when scanning documents quickly or trying to skip to yr favourite part in a book/film ect!! Alt+s when you want a break and a snooze! BOSS KEY so you can look like yr working when in fact you are posting on ILE when sily moo L.O comes up and steals a baby cherry tomato from me!

― Sarah, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ctrl+Alt.+Del.

Only once though.

― Tim, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Well I suppose they can "create new folder" but I'll leave that to the office supply manufacturers. Ro what is it that needs creating after all?

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

defragment!

― katie, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Scan for errors. And then maybe a hard reboot. I also need to clean out my System Tray, because there is WAY too much garbage clogging up my memory.

― Daver, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

F5! (IE refresh cheers cheers)

Also:
10 PRINT "sarah is cool" 20 GOTO 10

― Sarah, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Tits!

10 PRINT "SARAH IS COOL"
20 GOTO 10
30 OOPS I HAF APPEARED TO INVENT INFINITY, TIME FOR A GOSUB!!!

― Sarah, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

haha Sarah I have totally found myself instinctively muscle-reacting to a book or magazine article in which I'm looking for something I read before; the left hand moves up for Apple-F, and the typed page lies flat in mute scorn of my enfeebled brain.

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"use more CPU to type faster" CHECK

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hard disk full. To create more space for data or applications you need to delete some files.

― Dr. C, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Refresh! indeed. you beat me to it. however my special copy of internet exploder also has...

http://alantrewartha.20m.com/back-pie.gif

― Alan T, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

HOW DID YOU DO THAT!!!!!!!!!!!

― Sarah, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

A job needs creating Tracer, I WILL go and get one tomorrow. I'll probably have to start the monday after glastonbury though

I was also thinking it'd be nice to add someone to my favourites. Obviously that would be a good chatup line to "use" on someone I didn't like, asking them can I add them to my favourites ahem.

― Ronan, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"home" as I wouldn't mind being there today!

― jel --, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

find *.morals, select all, delete

― Lynskey, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ro - hahaha like "yes, I'll come back to you/this page soon, I really do intend to"

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm the kind of guy who never deletes his history baby.

― Ronan, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Do any of you find a disparity btw computer habits and real space things? For instance my room is often a disaster but everything on my hard drive is micro-categorized and I always empty the trash before bed.

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

404 - possible shag not found. this bird is permanently unavailable or has changed her name in order to never see your face again. Don't bother calling again.

― Alan T, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Crikey Alang have you been talking to my barber?

― Tim, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm just in the mood to crash for no apparent reason whatsoever,other than that i can.

― Claire, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Scandisk would be helpful for locating lost file fragments after a night on the booze.

Defragment would be helpful for when my to-do list gets too long.

Permanently erase files would be helpful, as opposed to standard deleting.

View source would be helpful when meeting inscrutable people.

Context sensitive help would a major boon.

― Nathan Barley, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Pick Shadow Colour would save many a make-up dilemma...

― Madchen, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Tim: yes.

He told me that he wants you to cut out the cornishman abuse, or next time you go you will come back AS pie. HA HA. you see. sweeney todd, barber, razor, body disposal, pie. it all comes back to pie.

― Alan T, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Make alias. It would be useful in so many different ways.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

'it'd be nice to add someone to my favourites. Obviously that would be a good chatup line to "use" on someone I didn't like, asking them can I add them to my favourites ahem.

-- Ronan'

Yeah... I was going to add this to my 'list' of 'favourite' chat-up lines... then I re-read your message, thought about it and the delightful ambiguity hit me...

― Tim Bateman, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Today, I've been thinking of (change) Font, to make myself a tad taller. When I'm in a real good mood, I want to add the day to Favorites, in order to recall it....

― Nichole Graham, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Virus checking could be useful too.

― Nathan Barley, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

After enough time spent recording I find myself making "undo" motions at the stove and the television and such.

― nabisco%%, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I would like to insert a few things, and perhaps blur the edges so that everything would feel soft and fuzzy.

― petite verte, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Brightness/Contrast

― Graham, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i wish i was a drum programme.

― queenoftheharpies, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll often walk into a room in the course of looking for a lost object and for a split second think I can 'control + F' and highlight the object's location. That would be beautiful.

― Jordan, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

detect and repair.. or maybe re-install

― electric sound of jim, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Add to [random cute, nice peoples'] Favourites.

― petra jane, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I left my front door key near the hob, therefore I now have, oh you can see where I'm going with this...

― Matt, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Sleep..."

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Surely refresh would be better?

― Ronan, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

so I can update myself with the most current information? I dinnae care man!

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Get with the times man, the Beastie Boys are PC now!!!! They brought back the old Coke!

― Ronan, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Abort/Retry/Fail

― Tim, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Make alias. It would be useful in so many different ways.

Ummm...are you looking to...telnet into some strange networks without getting caught?

For my part, I'd like a more reliable save function and a good memory upgrade.

― j.lu, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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