Monthly Archives: April 2007

Elluminate

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I just finished a pilot program using Elluminate. This is an online “classroom” tool. Everyone in a course connects to a web site. For the most part it looks like an interactive chat with a whiteboard. The most important “extra” … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #5 – Shift-Ctrl-Home

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Today’s tip adds more reach to yesterday’s. To highlight a document from the cursor to the first word of the document use Shift-Ctrl-Home. To highlight everything from the cursor to the end of the document use Shift-Ctrl-End. Ctrl-A will highlight … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #4 – Shift-Ctrl-Arrow

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

There is nothing that slows down word processing more than taking your fingers off the keys. The only way most people know to highlight text is to find the mouse, move the cursor to the area of the text and … Continue reading →

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Hello

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I really tried. I’ve spent more time in Second Life this week than I should have. So far, 53 people have said “hello” to me. Other than that hi: 6 can i help you: 4 greetings earthling: 1 Extended conversations … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #3 – Windows-E

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The second most used shortcut combination on my computer is Windows-E. This explores My Computer using Windows Explorer. I have seen other people use variations on this shortcut. Some right-click the Start button and select Explore. This explores the Start … Continue reading →

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