Jan 27, 2010

Quix - find of the month

I came across this Wired article Ubiquity Alternatives Offer Power Users Command-Line Tools for the Web. The bookmarklet Quix is a wonderful tool - command line for the browser - it is similar to Quicksilver for Mac. I have dragged the bookmarklet to Safari’s Bookmarks Bar in the first position and hence I can invoke Quix command line by just pressing ⌘-1. There are loads of useful commands - I liked the ‘tt’ command which is useful for tweeting the current URL through Tweetie.

Boxes, boxes, boxes… everywhere!

Finally, the shipment from UK arrived in Mumbai after 10 weeks and glad to have most of the things in one piece. I had to visit the customs office at the Mumbai Docks to get a clearance and pay for any duties. And I have to say the customs officers have been very co-operative, very helpful and very courteous. There was no underhand dealings or demands. Apart from the initial wait (and that was a long one), I was very delighted. In fact, the agents were the ones who were problematic.