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Recently, I made a comment about needing to map keys for my OS X keyboard. Using keyboard shortcuts can save you a lot of time when you’re working. One of our community members sent this list of shortcuts in to give all of us a bit of help when we attempt to GTD!

• Option + Left / Right arrows When editing text, this combination will scoot you back and forth through the text one word at a time.
• Option + Up/ Down arrows These move you through paragraph breaks. Up takes you to the start of the paragraph, and down to the end of said paragraph. Within the average Internet site, this also allows you to ‘scootch’ the page up and down a little, ala mouse wheel style.
• Command Key + Left / Right These keys can move you back and forth through pages in the same manner as the back and forward buttons themselves. This (for me) is much faster than using the trackpad, or reaching for the mouse.
• Command Key + Up / Down These act as what I can only describe as being the ‘home’ and ‘End’ Keys. Basically, they will take you to the top or bottom of the page/text.

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What are your Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts?

It’s out, but I’m very sad to report that the new version of Google Earth is still calling on Arial as the default Window UI font (not the internal 3D mapping font, which is fine). Why do developers insist on using this instead of Tahoma (or Segoe UI, in the case of Windows Vista)?! Sorry, Google – if this is your first beta of v4.0, you’re already failing miserably in my book.

I posted more about this in tonight’s report, You Live on Google Earth – including stating that this really is a tremendous app that has amazing potential, but I just refuse to look past something as simple as using Arial as the default font in the non-3D experience. At least Google Talk allows you to change the font throughout the entire app!

I am sick and tired of playing the UI heavy around here. Would someone smack the appropriate person over at Google and tell ‘em to get their app act together? It’s great that they’re acquiring great software left-and-right, but it’s not great that they’re not conforming to a single user experience. I’ve given Microsoft hell for this – but they certainly don’t have a monopoly on inconsistent software experiences. I catch hell for stating that Google Earth is still calling on Arial throughout their entire Windows UI (non-nav) – but I’m not going to sit here and say that their software is amazing just because it’s free and it comes from them (Google). It doesn’t look like Google Talk, it doesn’t look like the Google Toolbar, it doesn’t look like Google SketchUp, it doesn’t look like Google Picasa… none of these freakin’ apps look like the other!!! I’d accept that from a startup company, but Google rakes in big bucks and can afford to spend some time on spit and polish. They’re not, and I find that beyond forgivable. I expect better from Google.

New Google Earth Beta