Archive for 31st January 2009

How to force Mail.app to show messages in plain text

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.

Microwave features

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.