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Efficiency Tip #17 – Alt-Arrow

Another quick way to move back and forth in your browser is to use the Alt-Arrow keys. Alt-Left-Arrow will take your browser back to the previous page while Alt-Right-Arrow will move to the next page in your browser’s history. Our … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #16 – Refresh – F5

The next time you need to refresh (IE) or reload (Firefox) the content of your browser, try pressing F5. The alternative is to use the mouse to click the little refresh (reload) button. There are times that the data on … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #15 – Zoom

When it comes to digital content, there are two trends: larger monitors and smaller print. The next time you are trying to read something in your browser and the print is too small, zoom in. If you have a scroll … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #14 – PowerPoint

Giving a bad PowerPoint presentation is one thing. There are a thousand things that can result in what has become known as death by PowerPoint. At the other end of the spectrum is what I call suicide by PowerPoint. Suicide … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #13 – Shift-Ctrl-Esc

The next time you think your computer is running slow, check the CPU with by pressing Shift-Ctrl-Esc all at the same time. This will start the task manager. There are several tabs on the task manager that can give you … Continue reading

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