Category Archives: edtech

Efficiency Tip #50 – Click Right

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

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 →

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Efficiency Tip #49 – Dump Acrobat

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

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 →

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Efficiency Tip #48 – Be Intentional

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

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 →

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Microsoft Photosynth

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

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.

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Efficiency Tip #47 – Turn Off Dog

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The default settings for Windows include an “animated screen character” or as I call it  – the animated dog. Each time you search for something, this friendly guy sloooooowly walks onto the screen and asks what you are looking for.  … Continue reading →

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