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Blender 2.8 – Select bones in Weight Paint mode

Software:
Blender 2.8

To select bones while in Weight Paint mode in Blender 2.8:

Select the Armature
Shift select the skinned mesh
Switch mode to Weight Paint
Shift-Click bones to select them
* Shift double click to select bones hidden under the mesh

Update:
This has also been verified on Blender 3.6

Software:
Blender 2.79

Fast way to select every other element is to select a sequence like an edge loop or ring and than choose:

Select > Checker Deselect

This can be very helpful when needing to reduce the resolution of parts within a mesh.

Software:
Blender 2.79

Use the Select Pattern tool to select multiple objects with name similarities.

In the 3D View in Object mode choose Select > Select Pattern…
In the Select Pattern dialog, type a part of a name with an Asterisk to define wild cards.
For example *car* will select all objects who’s names contain the string ‘car’,
And car* will select all objects who’s names begin with the string ‘car’.

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