"Stop looking at social media websites, and instead work out what contribution you can make to the world, and go and do it," he says.

You might like to take a look at my Mac app, it allows you to switch between Chrome and Safari tabs with cmd-tab and type to search for a tab by name:

http://most-advantageous.com/optimal-layout/

Thanks, I'll have a look.

An app I developed, Optimal Layout, lets you switch to a window by typing it's name: http://most-advantageous.com/optimal-layout/

It doesn't solve all the problems in this post, but if you are trying to find an open window I think it's the fastest way. Expose is chaos if you've got a lot of windows open.

The best: http://www.crikey.com.au/

The layouts you save are monitor agnostic; so if you save it on one monitor then apply it on another it will be applied proportionately the same.

It's also really easy to rapidly apply any kind of custom position using the grid.

This isn't exactly what you are after but it still gives you a lot of flexibility.

Can I piggy back on this to spruik my Mac window manager here?

I posted a separate submission this morning but it hasn't seen any attention and I thought it would really appeal to HN's:

Window & tab switching with 'type to search' for OS X http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2675963

Hi HN, this is my OS X window management application and it's got some unique features I thought fellow hackers would enjoy: the latest update adds tab browsing for Safari, Google Chrome and Terminal, combining this with 'type to search' makes for really fast window and tab switching. Watch the screencast to see what I mean.

Developing a OS X window manager is risky business, Apple could wipe it out at any time and Lion's certainly got some really nice features with Mission Control. But I reckon Optimal Layout's still going to appeal to keyboarders, what do you think?

I bought Optimal Layout from the App Store as soon as I saw it. The first version was okay, but the latest upgrade is absolutely fantastic. The ability to switch so quickly to different windows makes the app really worth it and I use the Divvy-like grid to re-size windows constantly in different Spaces.

Agreed, I've found it indispensable in my workflow. Handles spaces very well too, and works well with Parallels windows in Coherence mode. Plus the developer has been very responsive when I've brought up issues in earlier versions.

History of the World - J. M. Roberts

http://www.amazon.com/History-World-J-M-Roberts/dp/019521043...

This was my lunch time reading for many months whilst doing contract web development. I was working with the most offensive tech lead I've ever met, but he was also incredibly effective.

It kept me sane (I think).

Absolutely! I develop Mac window management apps and every time a new OS is released I half expect Apple to come and wipe out my product line.

You might have lucked out, since it seems like they're going for the "full screen or nothing" approach :)

Just started using OS X heavily at work on a large monitor and started to notice a bit of a window clutter problem. Your app looks like it could be the ticket!

Ludicrous link bait headline and tabloid trash article from The Register.

Apple didn't copy the app, it sound like they were maintaining control of their interests; no one should be surprised by that given Apple's track record.

That's not to say Apple haven't copied others apps, they've positively trampled on a slew of third party apps with enhancements in Lion and IOS 5, but that's all part of the game at this point.

So, once someone has a track record of being evil, any further evil they do is not worth covering?