We know it's pretty hot right now. Summer may not be treating you too well, but Unplggd sure is! Today, we'll be giving away a set of FREE Command Prints from Atmostheory. Think of it as our little present to you, reminding you that even though times may be tough, your creativity and unrivaled will to get through the days can always triumph the worst.
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We are doing a renovation in our offices this fall and these would look great in mine. Especially as I work for a school of technology and design!
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These look interesting...I'd like to experiment with them.
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The command sign was actually chosen by Susan Kare while flipping through a symbols dictionary--it's a Swedish campground symbol! Anyway, my favorite is definitely command C/V.
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Command-Tab for when I'm at work and need to suddenly look busy.
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oh man, these are awesome! yeppers, i'm a C/V/N/S lover!
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ctrl-t new tabs in firefox are my addiction
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Hopefully this counts as one submission...
At work, where I use Windows, [Win]-R; typing it brings up the 'Run' dialog box where I can quickly launch a program (winword, excel), browse a drive (c:\), and quickly scroll down the previously used commands for fast access.
At home, where I'm all Mac, [Command]-[Backspace] so I can erase my words quickly while I blog or email.
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command z
i don't even know how many times a day i use it. Without it, i would never get very far, i love trying everything and the kitchen sink while i design, but i know i can always go back.
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apple-period to stop a mistake
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command - v to paste
gkstratos@ yahoo.com
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control option apple eject = shuts down my imac in one fail swoop so i can get out of the apartment and enjoy the summer the way it should be... outdoors!
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'ctrl' 'space bar' which, for me, opens my quicksilver launcher.
view ndolce0's profile
command c. always with the copy paste over here. but the copy part is most important!
view closertotheocean's profile
We're redoing our home office this fall. These would be a lovely addition to our walls. Esp. for a web designer (me) and programmer (hubby). lol ;-)
view pghjezebel's profile
apple-H When I'm at work and need to hide what I shouldn't be doing, and look like I'm doing what i should be. :)
view Lindsay722's profile
Apple S. Yes, I know that seems obvious, but I'm a full time grad-student and always fear I will close my document accidently without saving it and lose my most recent work. I hit this button hundreds of times a day.
view jamielynnhollis's profile
Ctl-Z. I wish I that worked in real life.
view phi's profile
ctl-x saves my day at work.
view emebsen's profile
command R (Refresh), essential to confirm I've done things properly at work!
view jessifly's profile
Alt Ctrl Z ... because I often make several mistakes in a row before I realize somethings wrong.
Ditto to phi on the tangible manifestation of this command.
view urbanminstrel's profile
ctrl C and ctrl V are my most used commands when moving data through spreadsheets and documents
view leanneabe's profile
I can't live without ctrl-c & ctrl-v. Cut-and-paste. How else would I get so much "original" work done?
view tlk's profile
Apple - Shift - Left or Right arrow keys in Safari, to quickly shuttle between tabs. Fantastic when researching.
view napk's profile
ctrl-z - I'm into excel so much during the day without this I would cry. When I am blogging it comes in amazingly handy when I get too crazy using ctrl- backspace!
As a bonus it would look great next to my new Ctrl Z poster from threadless.
http://www.threadless.com/print/1347/Ctrl_Z_Print
view Josh Smith's profile
Ctrl-z for all my oopsies and boo-boos!
view aprilini's profile
at work:
windows L before walking away from my desk. keep away prying eyes ... not that i'm doing anything wrong or anything =x
at home:
ctrl T for my endless daily reads [ or command T if i can sneak on to the boy's mac ... still learning the keyboard shortcuts for it =D ]
view rmx's profile
Control Z all the way! i'd be half as productive without it.
view beesknees's profile
Josh Smith -- I LOVED that t shirt! Totally just ordered the poster. =) I'm so glad they made it!
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ctrl v
view mverno11's profile
Command-S. Save, save, save! Get in the habit of hitting that combo every couple of minutes and you won't cry when illustrator/photoshop crap out on ya.
view munckee's profile
ctrl c ctrl v
view dmirand1's profile
ctrl-c and its counterpart ctrl-v. I use these all the time at work to move data from worksheets to enterprise applications. Without these, I'd have carpal tunnel from all the data entry I would need to do.
view sarastella's profile
alt tab. I switch between the code I'm writing and the front end of the final program all day. And occasionally flip away from AT when my boss comes by.
view Tiamat_the_Red's profile
command-tab and command-w is what I use most oftently
view ultima1086's profile
Alt-Tab is where its at.
view dich111's profile
i'm studying for the bar, so "option j" and "option p" for â and Ï.
view twotwenty's profile
I'm loving the W key command in InDesign right now; I use it a lot in design school to hide the pasteboard and guides of the book I am designing.
view lotsaruckus's profile
control-c all the way....
view matthew w's profile
command return to open up new tabs
view piepie's profile
I can't be the only one who walks around the house looking for things and mumbling "cmd F cmd F cmd F" under my breath.
view jodiferous's profile
Controll-Q at the end of the day is the best.
view LoveSuiteLove's profile
i use alt-tab all the time to switch from one window to another
view chromiumman's profile
command z, it saves me a lot of time!
view JaniceJ's profile
Control-N...it's always great to start fresh. Speaking of fresh, I love Atmostheory's fresh, new prints.
view pea's profile
Control z... simple...but wonderful
view evilaril22's profile
I love command-s. I save everything! I would love to win these prints. Thanks so much!
view Honeybug's profile
apple c and apple v for copy and paste
view sms's profile
"apple z" because I pretty much screw up all the time and am just generally not good at things.
view Lindsey84's profile
Please.
view spanishfish's profile
ctrl-v = paste. What a time-saver, in combination w/ ctrl-c and ctrl-x.
view laura in la's profile
ctrl-d has been in heavy rotaion, as I'm hunting for a new apartment and bookmarking up a storm in Firefox. But ctrl-v is my all time favorite. Pasting is when everything become useful, you know?
view Errin's profile
As I usually work on a laptop, without a mouse, alt-tab gets used more than anything else, although control-home and control-end are tied for a very close second. Mice... who needs em!
~Q
view hishtafel's profile
ctrl-w b/c I should spend more time w/ decorating my bare walls and less time w/ the comp!
view amwhiteh's profile
Definitely Apple S. I tend to get a little paranoid when working on big projects and feel the need to save every few minutes.
view Stephen K's profile
ctrl tab in firefox
This combo is by far the most useful for me since I open up tabs upon tabs of websites and it's just like alt tab for windows!
view aringpingpong's profile
ctrl c. thanx for the contest.
view kmbennet's profile
Command T(e) is for me. I miss tabbed browsing when I am at work
view Lewyintheuk's profile
ctrl^s I'm always editing things for friends, and need to save the new version with a different name so changes can be easily reversed.
view kollros's profile
ctrl c/v/a/ and N for opening new tabs! :)
view witchbaby's profile
Alt-Enter in Excel, so I can start fresh on a new line, but stay in the familiar little world of the same cell.
view owgriswo's profile
Oh, please... Alt-F4 that window... its freezing in here :P
Awesome contest for some awesome artwork... luv'em...
view Fikiman's profile
Command C, V, Z and CTRL Spacebar.
view Krisha's profile
ctrl - U
it brings up the page source in firefox. this is how i learned html and javascript. and for no other reason other than i'm a bit of a nerd. ;)
view zwidget's profile
Command tab
I'm constantly going from Filemaker to InDesign to Photoshop to Mail to Safari etc, etc, etc
view bbeer's profile
Command-Z. I only wish I could undo things in my life so easily!
view Banzai's profile
f11 is my fave.
view bfox74's profile
Apple-Z (or Ctrl-Z, if I'm at work). So many times working on off-computer projects have I wished that I had that command in life!
view SexyAnteater's profile
Ctrl Z and Ctrl S are my absolute keyboard saviors!! I love these prints!
view ninarucker's profile
ctrl-t in safari makes my desktop soooo much neater when i'm having a surf-attack
view greyrussian's profile
hook a brother up mang.
view sbstrickland's profile
Command tilda is my new favorite for 2 main reasons... 1. its fun to say tilda, 2. i often have a ton of windows open in each application and flipping them between is key
view CaliPunkRockGirl's profile
Win U...means I'm going home soon
view madmaxbt00's profile
Too many favorites to choose. Command-H comes in handy pretty often though.
view ljkesler's profile
cmd tab and cmd tilda which allows me to switch apps easily and quickly.
view acee's profile
Cmd-Z, all the way, to the unhealthy extent that I've caught myself trying to "Undo" in real life...
view melanie's profile
Loved them the first time I saw them would love them more if I owned them
view uberest's profile
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view KenC's profile
I would love some of these to brighten up my doldrum office!
view Vince P's profile
This would spiff up my office
view llinda29's profile
⌘-tab, it makes my multi-tasking addiction much easier on my brain. :)
view sparkle's profile
Ctrl - T for new tabs in Safari or Firefox.
I also really did the Ctrl - Enter combo when typing an address in my address bar. It automatically throws on the http and .com. Less typing for me is a good thing. Less to screw up.
view goldfixe's profile
alt-tab of course.
view celestina6's profile
ctrl-alt-delete
view Cassis's profile
lol... my silly little BF calls this the "ALTA" key.... Cute posters... would be great for our very long stairwell!!
view prettylittlethingsforhome's profile
command-t - I'm obsessed with tabbed browsing in Safari.
view LMFnyc's profile
ctrl-z (esp after saying something stupid)
view clarissa004's profile
I'm in LOVE with command mouse click to get interesting links to open in a new tab in my internet browser. This way I can quickly open links and browse through them when I get a chance later.
view gatoreater3's profile
ctrl-z... works on design errors doesnt work on the dent in my car... damn
view Jai's profile
Command S, cause i loose everything
view MFlick's profile
ctrl-alt-del, of course! I always have way too many things open at once, and, suddenly, I realize that I need for a bunch of them to go away, and my old klutzy laptop gets all schizoid on me and the keyboard hangs up.
Is anybody else out there old enough to remember when there was nothing BUT command keys, and an icon was something you found in Eastern Orthodox religions?
view MarmaladeRiver's profile
The Alt (or Mac Option) copy tool in Adobe.
view bakerboy's profile
Control-t to open a new browser tab and control-w to close it.
view randomw's profile
Command T. and Command Z. I'm always trying to open up more things to look at and undo my life.
view gswiszcza's profile
These are my Command N favorites! They'd be perfect for the cubical.
view beaconhillmod's profile
ctrl T for new tabs and windows D to minimize everything!
view squidlette's profile
Ctrl Z...saves my butt every time!
view CheapDate's profile
ctrl-c/v Always...I'm an editing nut!
view shaldeman's profile
ctrl C & ctrl V, saves me SO much time!
view NF-Wolf Pryde's profile
APPLE 2 in Illustrator. Lock Layer!
view saccadic's profile
I love ctrl v!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and those prints!
view alixbroadfoot's profile
ctrl alt delete saves the day for me at work. If only I could have used it when dealing with people who are getting on my nerves. Bye bye.
view teechbiz's profile
Ok these might be kind of cute.
view JoanneM's profile
Control z of course for all my mistakes! :)
view Kim913's profile
i use â-tab all the time.. it's so much easier to see and switch between all the apps that are open. these posters look great, btw. thank you!
view jinnie's profile
I assigned altS to make a little section symbol. Boring, I know.
view gatornine's profile
That's glorious. I would totally put that in my office.
view poq's profile
For photoshop: ctrl c, ctrl n, ctrl v
view A Necessary Equal's profile
Definitely the command-tab so I can scroll through all my windows without lifting my hand from the keyboard.
view Mace Elaine's profile
hmm hard to decide i use so many.
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Apple M (Minimize)
It saves me at work when I have to look like I'm working and not cruising apartment therapy online.
view Indo's profile
control c & v
view maweisberg's profile
ctrl Q has saved me may times from people seeing that I am actually not working but am on the internet
view kmad's profile
Can't live without control C and V.
view kplays's profile
F9 - fast application switching
view kitchenwilly's profile
c-v definitely
view LBSGONE's profile
ctrl z - lets just say there are a few things that need to be undone
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apple z (oops)
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apple-shift-4 (crosshair screenshot)
view JeninLB's profile
Ctrl Z. My geeky husband once said he wished life had a Ctrl Z. So true. So true...
view shedabbles's profile
These are sooo witty!
view BrooklynMe's profile
apple-Z of course. I sometimes wish I could apple-Z stuff in real life.
view ilovetheeastcoast's profile
definitely command z....i use it all day long....never afraid to try something if you know you can undo
view susie b's profile
ctrl-n
Especially to open up a finder window. Because I am constantly opening up some elaborate assortment of little files in about 15 applications.
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ctrl-F12
In Firefox, it helps me open the last tab... since I'm always accidentally closing the wrong tab.
view AnnadyL's profile
Command Z
... because I'm always slipping up in Photoshop ...
I adore these prints, I'd love to win!
view cevec's profile
I would be pulling my hair out at work without c/v. At home, it's all about the command tab.
view renea's profile
Thank goodness for [ctrl] [z]!
view cc8's profile
I've loooved these prints for a month-ish now, but haven't been able to justify ordering them when my walls were already not lacking decoration.
Anyway, I'm a big fan of c/v for browsing the web and s for creating docs. These prints introduced me to w/n, which I've also become a fan of.
view slushlily's profile
ctrl z!
view skynkatesmom's profile
I bought my first Mac the year they were introduced. These prints would look so great in my studio. My fave? C/Z. You never have to say you're sorry!
view Annieo's profile
Hi, I would use Ctrl c! Love the prints! Thanks.
cm_hoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
view cmh56's profile
For my PC it would be Ctrl F, I'm always looking for something, and it works on the web too! This saves me a lot of time.
For my Mac it would be FN Delete - I finally figured out that it's the equivalent to forward delete!! I know, I know, it may not be a big deal to some of you but I've been a PC user all my life and just bought a Mac - I have yet to figure out some things!
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Apple K, in NetNewsWire.
What it does: marks all items as read in the selected feed.
Why it's my favorite: Because I get over 2,000 new RSS items a day (most of them work related), and I have to make room for the feed I get to read for fun: Unplggd. :)
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windows keys commands
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Apple F.
I'm always getting lost!
view glassesgirl's profile
Ctrl tab to open new windows in firefox. I hate it when I go to work where we have old versions of everything and try to do the same with explorer.
view magpiedpiper's profile
Very cool. I have a whole new apartment to decorate and these would define my office space.
view LGE's profile
Apple N - what an easy way to open a new document!!
view hope m's profile
Apple Z. I just wish it would work in real life too! (Have you guys ever had those moments when you spill something and your left hand tries to press apple z? I do!)
view Lilli K.'s profile
Definitely ctl v for me. Why do the work twice?
view K*10's profile
control-n! and control-s! (yeah, of course i use control-z all the time too, but my favorites are the times i'm making things, not the times i'm deleting 'em...)
view katiebug's profile
ctrl d : brings up the font and co menu so i can then hide chunks of text that i don't want to see anymore.
view orchidday's profile
command, SHIFT, , so I can SEE you better!!!!
view barcelonaloca's profile
I'm so into cntrl C and cntrl V. Thank you for the giveaway.
view blueviolet's profile
oh my!
these are just sitting in my wishpot dying to be hung on my wall!!!
apple-f, apple-t, oh everything :)
view jmterrell's profile
Cut-and-paste, ctrl-c & ctrl-v are two of the commands i use the most
view cctt's profile
adorable, I'd hang them in my office.
view zhasmene's profile
ctrl-s is definitly my most used! I find myself doing it even if I'm writing on actual paper!
view kimbobo's profile
Cut-and-paste, ctrl-c & ctrl-v are two of the commands i use the most
view cdrury's profile
I'm a Mac support specialist and use a picture of the Apple command key on my business cards. These signs would look great in my office and are an excellent brand compliment! MY most used commands are cmd-s (save), cmd-h (hide), cmd-tab (app switch) and cmd-f (find).
view Laurie 11201's profile
these are awesome. I've always thought there should be a cmd-z for life. I guess a poster would work.
view jaosnjulien's profile
Pick Me.
view bemyescape's profile
cool prints. i'm always using alt t (alt tab) for whenever i'm surfing the net while using mozilla to open up more tabs. that way i don't have to look at a page loading and i just love to load more than one at a time.
view smileygirl's profile
Thx
view Blesed's profile
My favorite shortcut? Probably going to have to go with ctrlX or ctrlC (for sure I cut more than I copy).
view PandaElf's profile
Talk to the hand!
view saturdaynightfever's profile
Ctrl C and V
view steevee's profile
Just one favorite command? I'm a short cut junkie. My fav's are apple Q/alt F4 for a quick closing, apple H to hide your screen, and alt tab for quick switching.
Discovered apple H by accident and was hooked for life.
Love these prints!
view girlonthem00n's profile
ctrl C is what I use most often.
Thanks so much
suzystars9@gmail.com
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ctrl c
view yellowlabs's profile
Apple Shift 3....take a picture it lasts longer :)
view cking's profile
These are really wonderful! I really like the Open your Mind one. :)
My most essential shortcut is simply right clicking. It seems like I'm always closing down tabs too quickly and there it is, my savior! It also helps me when merely underlining my misspelled words isn't enough.
As far as keyboard commands go, I gotta go with control-V. Left click/highlight auto copies for me, so I just need that Vomit function. :)
view havthat's profile
My favorite shortcut is to use Roboform to fill in my name, address, etc. on forms.
view artmarcia's profile
My most essential shortcut is Alt 0233 which is é (an e with an accent on it). When I was in college studying Spanish, this shortcut was a lifesaver when I had papers to write!
view Lara L's profile
My favorite is the "right mouse" click
view mcnaney's profile
ctrl-c to copy and ctrl-v to paste
view samanthapayntr's profile
control C
view rosans4's profile
I use ctrl-c a lot because it is quicker than selecting the copy command from the Edit menu or doing a right-click and selecting it there.
view lilyk's profile
I use CTRL F7 every day. I'm a big wordsmith :)
view cre8tveminde's profile
I use Print Screen a lot.
view Atreau's profile
i love spacebar to stop videos or to scroll down a page
view anniehall4000's profile
the off button its the only one i know especially when some freak ims me..lol
view klp1965's profile
I use Ctrl F to search. I wish I new what they all meant.
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