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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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Efficiency Tip #83 – File Extensions – ON

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

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Efficiency Tip #82 – Auto-Login

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

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Efficiency Tip #81 – Share

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

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