Tag Archives: efficiency

Point your mouse to this link – My Digg.  As your mouse passes over this link, can you see the URL at the very bottom of your browser?  If not, you don’t have the Status Bar turned on.  Use the … Continue reading →

This tip dates back to the days of DOS programs.  When faced with a dialog box where some of the options have letters that are underlined, use Alt-Letter to select that option.  For the dialog box on the right, Alt-Y … Continue reading →

Have you tried to double-click on something only to miss by just a little on the second click?  Make sure you are holding the mouse properly.  The picture on the right shows the wrong way to hold a computer mouse.  … Continue reading →

My computer does more while I sleep than a lot of people get done all day long.  Each night my computer gets a defrag and backup.  I use the Task Scheduler that is built into Windows.  It runs a defrag … Continue reading →

I mentioned this when I talked about pictures, but it goes for all content.  Use folders to organize your files and do it in a logical way.  This is the single most important technical skill anyone can master and it … Continue reading →