502 tips · new ones added continuously
Every tip is one concrete thing you will do better or faster. Filter by what you use and who you are — or just search.
A cable that falls behind the desk every time you unplug it is a daily micro-frustration. An office clip and a few reusable cable ties end it for good.
API response as one unreadable line of mush? jq formats it, colors it, and pulls out exactly the field you're looking for.
An urgent fix comes in and your code is half-finished? git stash tucks it away in a drawer, git stash pop brings it back. No half-baked commits.
Bad reset, deleted branch, a rebase gone wrong? git reflog shows the history of everywhere HEAD has been — and lost commits can be brought back.
Files from your system and editor don't belong in every project's .gitignore. Set up a global ignore file instead — it applies to every repository.
A forgotten file or a typo in the message doesn't need a new commit. --amend rewrites the last one, as if the mistake never happened.
One file has both a bug fix and an unrelated cleanup? git add -p walks through the changes chunk by chunk and asks what belongs in the commit.
In-depth guide · 15 min
An explainer with prompts: what it means to let AI run in a loop, what's true in the hype, what's overblown, and how to safely try your first loop.
Testing a spreadsheet, a form, or a mailing? Have AI generate fifty fictional rows with names and amounts instead of copying real data.
Describe in plain words what you want to match, and AI returns a regular expression with a part-by-part explanation and test cases. For Sheets, editors, and bulk edits.
No more hunting for installers across the web: winget install installs a program from a verified source, and winget upgrade --all updates everything at once.
Win+`
Windows Terminal has a mode like an old game console: Win+` slides it down over the top half of the screen, press it again to hide it. Always at hand, never in the way.
Win+Ctrl+Shift+B
The display freezes or turns black after connecting a monitor, but the computer is still running. Win+Ctrl+Shift+B restarts the graphics driver — the picture comes back and you lose nothing.
Ctrl+Shift+C
No need to describe to a colleague where a file lives. Ctrl+Shift+C in File Explorer copies the complete path — just paste it into chat or a dialog.
A terminal opened exactly in the folder you're looking at: just type cmd or powershell into Explorer's address bar and press Enter.
Replace text across all filenames, add a date, number them. PowerRename from PowerToys renames whole batches at once — with a preview before anything actually happens.
Win+Shift+C
What's the exact color of the client's logo? Win+Shift+C from PowerToys reads the color from anywhere on screen and copies its code to the clipboard.
A long export, a recording, or a presentation — and Windows puts the computer to sleep in the middle of it. Awake from PowerToys keeps it up for an hour, two, or until you say otherwise.
Clicking a running app's taskbar icon just brings it to the front. Shift+click opens a new window, Ctrl+Shift+click launches it as admin — three tricks in one icon.
In-depth guide · 26 min
A guide with prompts: a website without hiring a developer — from scaffolding through git as a safety net to a domain and Vercel. Proven on this site.
In-depth guide · 23 min
A guide with prompts: why the agent writes a different script every time, when to move from chat to a file, scheduled runs, and catching silent breaks.
In-depth guide · 27 min
A complete guide with prompts: how connectors get added, what Buffer, Canva, Notion, or Supabase can really do — and two honest ways to bring in Gemini.
In-depth guide · 27 min
A guide with prompts: why a chatbot silently gets math wrong, how a persistent DuckDB skill lets you query CSV or Excel in plain words — and check results.
In-depth guide · 18 min
A fair comparison of three camps across eight criteria — from capture speed to price. With a comparison table, a pick for your situation, and an exit plan.
In-depth guide · 21 min
A complete guide with prompts: what MCP is and why it's the USB-C of AI, connecting mail, calendar, or Notion, and least-privilege permission setup.
In-depth guide · 21 min
A complete guide with prompts: one visual identity, one command — a style prompt, an AI-written script, batch generation, WebP compression, a safe API key.
In-depth guide · 20 min
A complete guide with prompts: connect AI to Notion or a notes folder, ask questions in your own words, and have the archive fill itself in every week.
In-depth guide · 18 min
A complete guide with prompts for orchestrating subagents: when one agent isn't enough, splitting work into batches, and checking results with a script.
In-depth guide · 20 min
A guide with prompts: installation, the first half hour, five typical tasks from folder cleanup to reports, and safety rules. It's how this site is made.
Win+V
Windows can remember everything you copy. Just press Win+V instead of Ctrl+V.