Showing posts with label Button. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Button. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

"No" Is the Button That Keeps Us On

"No" Is the Button That Keeps Us On

Saying "no" can feel awful. It's often seen as rude, uncooperative, unfriendly, unhelpful, and so on. But for makers and creators, "no" is "the button that keeps us on," writes Kevin Ashton on Medium.

In his essay titled "Creative People Say No," Ashton eloquently points out all the reasons saying "no" is essential if you want to be productive:

Saying “no” has more creative power than ideas, insights and talent combined. No guards time, the thread from which we weave our creations. The math of time is simple: you have less than you think and need more than you know. We are not taught to say “no.” We are taught not to say “no.” “No” is rude. “No” is a rebuff, a rebuttal, a minor act of verbal violence. “No” is for drugs and strangers with candy.

Creators do not ask how much time something takes but how much creation it costs. This interview, this letter, this trip to the movies, this dinner with friends, this party, this last day of summer. How much less will I create unless I say “no?” A sketch? A stanza? A paragraph? An experiment? Twenty lines of code? The answer is always the same: “yes” makes less.

Saying "no" without feeling like a jerk isn't easy, but as another "no" advocate, Ernie Miller writes, "no" can be a beautiful word.

Creative People Say No | Medium

Photo by Phatic-Photography (Shutterstock).

Sunday, August 11, 2013

How to Bring Back the Delete Button in the New Gmail for Android

How to Bring Back the Delete Button in the New Gmail for Android

If you've updated to the new Gmail app for Android, you'll see there's a lot to love about it. One little quirk however is that the delete button is gone from the toolbar, leaving you only with options to archive, "mark as unread," and "move to" a folder. Here's how to get the delete button back.

As it stands, you have to press the menu button on your phone to bring up additional options, and "Delete" is right at the top of that menu. That's fine, but here's how to get the trash can back on your toolbar:

Press the menu button on your phone, and select settings from the pop-up menu.Tap "General Settings," then tap "Archive & Delete actions" at the top of the menu.Next, you'll see a pop-up menu with "Show archive only," "Show delete only," and "Show archive & delete." Archive only is the default. Select the one you prefer. I like "Show archive & delete," because options are good things to have.Press the back button to go back to your message view.That's all there is to it. Then end result is the image you see on the right above. The "move to" folder icon has been bumped off, and the trash can is back. One important thing to note—the new version of the app lets you swipe a message to archive or delete it from your inbox. If you select "Show archive & delete," swiping will archive messages (this is the default behavior, so you're not missing anything). If you want swiping to delete messages, you'll have to go back and choose "Show delete only."

Granted, most of us probably just archive everything in Gmail anyway—with so much space, there's little need to delete. However, if you get as much mail as I do, sometimes you just want to trash something and save the space.

Update: Reader Brian over at Google+ reminds us that if you want to swipe to delete, go back to General Settings and check the option to "swipe to delete." That's right, it's a stand-alone setting option now, but at least it's easy to find!

PSA: Your Gmail's "Delete" Button Is Not Gone In The New App, It's Just Hiding - Here's How To Re-Enable It | Android Police

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Fun Summer Adjustable Wire Button Ring

13, 8:28 PM.jpgI tend to lose jewelry more in the summer than the rest of the year.. My hands get warm and rings feel tight, I take them off somewhere and they disappear... These are great to deal with both issues. They are adjustable, so they can be loosened up when needed and they are CHEAP and fast to make, so I don't cry when one disappears. 13, 7:34 PM.jpgA button that attaches from the back ( not with holes going through the middle) Jewelry Wire (18 or 16 gauge works well) Nylon jaw pliers (or flat pliers- the kind that don't have 'teeth') A ring mandrel, or another hard round object- like a socket or a tube of lipstick

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

3D Printed Earbud Cord Button Clip

Is it not annoying to have your earbud cord just flopping around when you are listening to music as you walk?  Here is a way to be as stylish and unique as you want.  The possibilities are endless with how you can customize the shape, color and even size of this button.  Please vote for my instuctable in the 3D printing contest.

What you will need:

• Button down shirt
• CAD knowledge
• Caliper
• 3D Printer
• Needle and thread


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