Category Archives: efficiency

Efficiency Tip #88 – Use RSS

Yesterday I talked about using del.icio.us for bookmarks.  I talked about a “start page” a few months ago.  The start page is one extra step you can take to improve not just your bookmarks, but almost everything you do on the Internet.  … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #87 – Del.icio.us

I have a computer at my office, a computer at home and a laptop for everywhere else.  I need to get to the Internet from each computer.  Many of the places I visit are the same every day… online email, … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #86 – Learn To Search

There are two things you will do on the Internet. 1 – Find stuff. 2 – Buy, look at, read, download or interact with stuff you find. You can drastically reduce the “finding” time if you learn the secrets of … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #85 – Crash Reporting

Nothing is more irritating than a program crash…. except the message that follows.  Would you like to send this data to Microsoft?  Send?  Don’t Send?  This is a little more complicated than most of the tips I’ve posted.  It involves … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #84 – Desktop Cleanup

 As I said before, I don’t use the desktop to store files.  I keep just one shortcut on my desktop.  This doesn’t stop Windows from running the Desktop Cleanup Wizard every couple of months.  That’s when this screen pops up and … Continue reading

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