Writing this down here so I can find it easily later. I always remember the cmd+shift 4, but never the others…

Q. How do I Create a Screenshot on Mac OS

A. Please use the following commands to create a screen shot on MAC:

• Apple (Command) Key +Shift+3

  Captures entire desktop to a file on the desktop as ‘picture #’ . This option lets you capture the whole screen. If you want just one window on your screen, you will have to edit the picture using image editing software.

• Apple (Command) Key +Shift+4 

  Allows you to use your mouse to select a specific part of your desktop for capture. This will turn your mouse pointer into a cross, please hold down the mouse button and drag to select the part of the screen you want. When you release the button the screenshot will “snap” that part of the screen.  Press ‘Esc’ to release.

• Apple (Command) Key +Shift+4 then press Spacebar

  Allows you to select which window to capture.

From change.gov (via lonelysandwich):

Obama will appoint the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to ensure that our government and all its agencies have the right infrastructure, policies and services for the 21st century. The CTO will ensure the safety of our networks and will lead an interagency effort, working with chief technology and chief information officers of each of the federal agencies, to ensure that they use best-in-class technologies and share best practices.

Even the launch of change.gov is a huge change from previous administrations. I’m very eager and excited to see how all this pans out.

A few weeks ago, Buck pointed me to yet unreleased Classics app, and an iPhone book reader. I signed up immediately to receive email updates, and bought it the first day it was finally released.

If you plan on reading any of the 12 books it offers anytime in the near future, it’s well worth the $2.99. They’ll also be offering free updates with more books, so that little bit of money goes even further. From their site: 

We care deeply about these books. That’s why we’ve spent countless hours working on making them look just right on the screen, with included illustrations when available, and even our own, custom cover designs.

The application is just gorgeous - if you do anything today, check out the site and watch the demo. If you do two things today, the second should be buying the app on iTunes.

Good news Google lovers - Google Earth will soon be is available on the iPhone! Via iPhone Atlas via news.com via Stephen Shankland:

The free software started becoming available through Apple's App store on Sunday...

I tried the application late last week and was impressed how well the iPhone version kept up with the performance, features, and usability of Google Earth for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux--at least, while using a Wi-Fi network connection. For example, your view of the world starts looking straight down, but you can tilt the view so terrain contours are visible, and generating that variable perspective takes some significant processing.

What's most interesting to me, though, is that the iPhone's multitouch screen actually made using the application easier than the PC versions.

Google Earth for iPhone also includes a small Webkit-based browser to show the specific information users click on. Apparently the app is already released in the Australian iTunes store, and will follow suit in other nations "shortly." I'd guess within a few hours. Update: here's the iTunes link to Google Earth.

I've used Mint.com to help track my finances for a few months now, and frankly: I love it.

It's a simple, straight-foward, and read-only view into your spending and finances, and I'm particularly excited because they just recently announced investment tracking tools.

Want to compare all your holdings to relevant market indices like the S&P 500, Dow Jones, or NASDAQ? Click on the Investments tab, and then click on All Investments. Choose the index you want to compare to the chart above and you can quickly see if your investments are outperforming or underperforming.

Need to drill down further? Simply select the specific investment account you’re interested in to easily compare it, or individual stocks and funds, to the market indices.

Their timing on the investment tools couldn't be more timely . If you need a simple tool to help you manage your money better, give Mint.com a try.

Really handy tip from usabilitypost about fixing a Mac's default blue glow around focused text inputs:

Ouch. A big blue glow effect right around the “real” input area. This clashes badly with the image the designer wants to use for the field. Thankfully there is an easy CSS fix for this. All you need to do is set the outline property to none for when this field is in focus. The code looks like this:

input:focus { outline: none; }

Once you do that, the blue glow in OS X will be gone:

Certainly a handy tip that's not used/known enough. Check out their full post here.

In a rare moment, you may find the need to test a site on both Safari 2.x and 3.x - what to do? Enter Multi-Safari. Run both Safari 2 and 3 on your Mac, either Tiger or Leopard.