Windows should have a similar feature. "Throw on the ground to fix BSOD"
Linux's would be "Toss machine at nearest dev for assistance."
Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X)
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#12I am guessing this is a nice little joke, BUT... If the sensitivity was just right, and it only measured a shake like smacking the monitor on the side, it might actually make a nice UX. Think of typing away at this message and then deciding, "never-mind", and reaching up with your right hand and smacking the screen on the edge. Could be a very natural feeling undo.
I'm pretty sure there was a virtual desktop manager for OS X around 10.3 or 10.4 that, in one fork, supported smacking each side of the laptop to cycle left or right. I also recall being able to use the ambient light sensors under the speaker grills for the same thing: Cover one with your hand, and the desktops move that way. It was pretty fantastic.
Yep! Here's some instructions on how it was done. The underlying app, ScreenKnock, still works on Lion.
Instructions: http://maketecheasier.com/smack-your-mac-to-switch-spaces/20...
ScreenKnock: http://welcometochrisworld.com/2008/10/02/screen-knock/
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#13Now you can spill your coffee and erase your work at the same time!
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#14Oh my. The internet is a strange place. Digging up things weeks after they were made in an hour, sent jokingly to a few close friends, and mostly forgotten, and throwing them all over Twitter and the Apple blagoblag.
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#15While a pretty funny article, I disagree with the underlying message that Apple is making Lion too similar to iOS in ways that decrease its functionality.
For me, launchpad has been perfect for organizing my apps because just clicking the applications folder presents me with too many unrelated options. For example, my second launchpad window is only apps I've downloaded, so it's obvious to me how I would launch Starcraft or Braid as opposed to TextEdit.
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#16While the idea is interesting, this is probably not something I would use on a laptop. Picking up and shaking a laptop while it's open and running goes against all my "protect fragile and expensive equipment" instincts. Tablets and phones are normally held in one's hands anyway, and weigh much less and are better balanced.
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#17It doesn't seem to work on my 2010 MBA... perhaps due to the SSD?
Yeah—the new Airs don't have Sudden Motion Sensors. Which makes sense, since there's no hard drive to stop, but it breaks all the clever hacks that used the accelerometer.
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#19Finally! My least favourite feature on iOS, available on the Mac!
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm pretty sure there was a virtual desktop manager for OS X around 10.3 or 10.4 that, in one fork, supported smacking each side of the laptop to cycle left or right. I also recall being able to use the ambient light sensors under the speaker grills for the same thing: Cover one with your hand, and the desktops move that way. It was pretty fantastic.
Yep! Here's some instructions on how it was done. The underlying app, ScreenKnock, still works on Lion. Instructions: http://maketecheasier.com/smack-your-mac-to-switch-spaces/20... ScreenKnock: http://welcometochrisworld.com/2008/10/02/screen-knock/
Thanks for linking that, really neat. I just ran it, and after configuring to use command-arrows to switch spaces, it works really well on my MacBook.
In fact, rather than hitting the side of the screen, just a gentle tilt to the left or right is enough to switch spaces. The dynamic feels really good.