Monthly Archives: June 2007
Concepts Are More Important
I was reading an article about F/OSS in educational environments when I ran across this paragraph. Myth: Students need to learn the standard applications. Schools have a responsibility to give students the skills they need to succeed. By the time … Continue reading
Efficiency Tip #50 – Click Right
Know when to single-click versus double-click. All icons on your desktop or in Windows Explorer will require two clicks to activate. After a program starts, most buttons (tool bars, menus) will require just one click. While using your browser, everything … Continue reading
Efficiency Tip #49 – Dump Acrobat
One of the slowest loading, most used programs is Adobe Acrobat. On top of loading at a snail’s pace, it will prompt you all too often for updates. The best thing to do is stop using it. You will still … Continue reading
Efficiency Tip #48 – Be Intentional
Open Word and save a file. If you let your computer make all the decisions you will end up with a file named Document1 in the My Documents folder. Excel isn’t much better at deciding things for you. It will … Continue reading
Microsoft Photosynth
Watch how this new project from Microsoft can automatically create “hyperlinks” between different photos on the web. This is way beyond geotagging. You can find out more about the software here – Photosynth.