Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

Two For One

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Yesterday, during a trip to Columbus, we stumbled upon this rare site.  It’s two historical markers in one picture.  Click the picture to see the larger version.  Brigadier General Roswell Sabin Ripley’s home is right across the street from the … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #82 – Auto-Login

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

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

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

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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Efficiency Tip #80 – F7 – Spell Check

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you use Word, learn the spell-check short-cut key: F7. On the fly, Word will underline in red any word that is misspelled.  To run through the whole document, press F7.  Word will start at the cursor and go through … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #79 – Learn To Type

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Do you use the “Christopher Columbus Method” of typing?  That’s the “find your key and land on it” method.  The Ohio Department of Education says you should learn to touch-type in third grade (check the bottom of page 90).  I learned to type … Continue reading →

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