Eric Bergen

If you read a lot of emails from exchange users this is a must have. It fixes the super small fonts that exchange seems to like to send by default. Simply run this in a terminal:

defaults write com.apple.mail PreferPlainText -bool TRUE

I’m not sure why apple made fixed width fonts a preference pane option and decided to leave plain text out. Having both seems seems important to me.

The rotating plate that became a standard feature on most microwaves some years ago were a great addition. They enable food to be cooked more evenly. The bowls and mugs best for microwaving have handles on them to protect your hands from the freshly heated contents. If you build microwaves please bring these two features together and build a microwave that stops the rotating plate in the same position it started in so hands aren’t burnt trying to rotate the mug to grab the handle.

I’ve been using gmail since the name gold rush days. The interface is intuitive and the conversation threading makes reading mailing lists much easier. One thing has always bothered me and that’s the bright white color. It makes reading email painful in low light. Gmail recently added themes that changed most of that. The message bodies are still white but the chrome around the outside is much darker. My favorite theme is the mountains. The color scheme works well to remove some of the brightness while not contrasting too much with the messages bodies. If they manage to incorporate some rivers and fishing into the theme it will be perfect.