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Efficiency Tip #44 – Alt-Letter

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

This tip dates back to the days of DOS programs.  When faced with a dialog box where some of the options have letters that are underlined, use Alt-Letter to select that option.  For the dialog box on the right, Alt-Y … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #43 – Holding a Mouse

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Have you tried to double-click on something only to miss by just a little on the second click?  Make sure you are holding the mouse properly.  The picture on the right shows the wrong way to hold a computer mouse.  … Continue reading →

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Compounded Time

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I was in a meeting today where one person (who just happened to be closest to the computer in the room) acted as secretary and kept notes.  It was a meeting where the exact words used in the document were … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #42 – Sleep Work

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

My computer does more while I sleep than a lot of people get done all day long.  Each night my computer gets a defrag and backup.  I use the Task Scheduler that is built into Windows.  It runs a defrag … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #41 – Folders

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I mentioned this when I talked about pictures, but it goes for all content.  Use folders to organize your files and do it in a logical way.  This is the single most important technical skill anyone can master and it … Continue reading →

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