Monthly Archives: May 2007
Efficiency Tip #20 – Paste Special
This one is my wife’s favorite. When you copy text, you also copy all the formatting and even HTML if the original is on a web page. Pasting into Word (or any other word processor) can create a mess that … Continue reading
Generation NeXt
UF is hosting the SEED Conference 2007. The keynote speaker for the first day was Mark Taylor and his topic was Generation NeXt Comes To College. He defined Generation NeXt as people born to Generation X parents. I think I’m … Continue reading
Efficiency Tip #19 – Tab
During the average day, how many times do you use a web based form? If you login to anything on the web, you see a dialog box like the one at the right. After typing in your username, do you … Continue reading
One-to-one
I first saw this article on Slashdot last week. It made it’s rounds through the blogs and even onto the eTech Tech Coordinator listserv. The buzz is all about schools with 1:1 student:laptop programs. In other words, every student in … Continue reading
Efficiency Tip #18 – Ctrl-N
Many times I am at a point in my browser where I need a new page, but I can’t leave the current page. It happened just now. I was using a web-based email program and I needed to go to … Continue reading