That tip rocks, man. Bring on the dancing mouses.
This might make us look like geeks, but we'll try to stay humble.
We came across a little websurfing technique we find useful, and you might, too. Have you ever been listening to a song on Yahoo Media Player or some other player at a blog and while grooving mightily, decided to click on a link to another page? Suddenly the song crashes to a halt. The groove is gone. The buzz is harshed.
Well, try this: click the link with the
mouse scroll wheel. That should open the link in a new tab. Left-click the new tab, explore the new page, and the song continues to roll (or rock or both) merrily along. You can close a tab by clicking the "x" or by clicking the tab with the--you guessed it--
mouse scroll wheel.
Here, try it out, if you like. Start the song below and then click the
LP title or MySpace link with. . .what? Yes,
very good, the
mouse scroll wheel.
If you're not using a mouse (e.g., on a laptop), do Ctrl-left click. MacBookers do Apple Command-click.
By the way, you don't have to be listening to a song to click links with the
mouse scroll wheel. Sometimes I have fun just opening new tab after new tab after new tab, ad joysium. But then I live an impossibly solitary, nasty, brutish little life (except for the music).
Of course, you could also open a new
window with Ctrl-N or Apple Command-N. But let's not get carried away here. Or should we?. . . . .Nnnnmaybe. . .
One more thing: At SXSW 2006,
Echo & The Bunnymen put on one of the most powerful shows I've ever seen or heard; yes, more powerful than
Metallica on the And Justice for All Tour (and with far less spitting). But I ramble.
