Ask HN: What are the tricks to remember stuff you don't always use?

Re:Ask HN: What are the tricks to remember stuff you don't a... by ISeemToBeAVerb on Monday February 06, 2012 @10:02PM (#3560248)

Not sure what OS you're on, but I use Mac OS X's Sticky Notes to remember commands that I don't use often. I use a single note for each tool and I write down the commands along with a brief description. So all I have to do is bring up my notes, find the tool I'm using and browse for the command.

I'm sure there are more elegant or geeky solutions out there, but this works for me.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the tricks to remember stuff you don't a... by snitko on Monday February 06, 2012 @10:21PM (#3560292)

I'm on Linux and macosx interchangeably. The problem with sticky notes (and I tried them both on paper and computer desktop) is that you have to remember to look at them. I just don't. I was thinking maybe an app that displays growl notification every ten minutes with the next note could be a deal breaker. Of course, it would have to do this when I'm not busy writing code, so as not to distract, but rather when I'm chatting or reading emails. Do you know any such app?

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Re:Ask HN: What are the tricks to remember stuff you don't a... by ISeemToBeAVerb on Monday February 06, 2012 @10:36PM (#3560329)

Hmm... GeekTool for OS X might be able to work for something like that. Or you could always go the super lo-fi route and create a folder of images and set them to rotate as your desktop background.

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