Category Archives: efficiency

I have never been able to understand why the default setting in Windows is to turn off all file extensions.  File extensions are the three letters at the end of a file name that let you know what type of … Continue reading →

Here is something that can speed up your Windows login.  It’s called auto-login and you may already be using it. It is the default setting on a Windows machine with just one configured user account. When you boot Windows, it has … Continue reading →

Many households now have more than one computer.  More people are buying a laptop to go with family desktop.  Add a router and you have a network.  Once you have a network, there is no reason to use “Sneakernet” to … Continue reading →

If you use Word, learn the spell-check short-cut key: F7. On the fly, Word will underline in red any word that is misspelled.  To run through the whole document, press F7.  Word will start at the cursor and go through … Continue reading →

Do you use the “Christopher Columbus Method” of typing?  That’s the “find your key and land on it” method.  The Ohio Department of Education says you should learn to touch-type in third grade (check the bottom of page 90).  I learned to type … Continue reading →