Monthly Archives: April 2007
Elluminate
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
Efficiency Tip #5 – Shift-Ctrl-Home
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
Efficiency Tip #4 – Shift-Ctrl-Arrow
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
Hello
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
Efficiency Tip #3 – Windows-E
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