Category Archives: efficiency

The next time you are trying to find something on a long web page, use this shortcut. Press Ctrl-F. This will bring up a search dialog box. Type in the word or phrase you are looking for on the page. … Continue reading →

Most programs have the ability to under the last change that was made. Some programs will even let you undo multiple mistakes. I have a few programs that will undo all the way back to the beginning of the project. … Continue reading →

This one is just for Debbie. She says she never closes her browser. That means her desktop is always covered with a browser (and email program and palm software) and when she really needs to get to something on that … Continue reading →

The next time you need to close a few applications quickly, try Alt-F4. Use your left thumb to hold down the left Alt button while your left index finger presses the F4 button. The slow ineffecient way of doing this … Continue reading →

I seem to remember a time when typing the main domain name would take you to the site. I could type “google” and hit enter. Magic happened and all the pieces of the URL appeared. That doesn’t seem to work … Continue reading →