More Bash magic

set to automatically cd into a dir by typing its name:

shopt -s autocd

go back to previous pwd ($OLDPWD):
cd -

rename a path with a new suffix:

mv /var/www/test{,1}

Again all courtesy of my co-worker Ben.M

Android SDK Ant bugs

BEWARE: if you are using r15 of the Android SDK and building with a custom Ant post-build target then this bug might bite you! r17 through to r19 is confirmed as working ok.

Ubuntu UI Annoyances

If you find ubuntu new "on hover" osx-envy scrollbars as frustrating and annoying as I do you want to do:

sudo apt-get remove liboverlay-scrollbar*

(thanks to co-worker Ben M. for this super handy tip).