Several years ago, Andy Sherwood made this pronouncement: “Bill Gates is a crack dealer.”
Read more →Moving your hand off the keyboard wastes time, a little bit each time you do it. Get into the habit of learning and using keyboard shortcuts for things you frequently do on your computer.
Read more →It sounds like it ought to protect you, but you’re not entirely sure how – or even if your computer has one!
Read more →Thinking about going the Macintosh route? Consider what former PC users have to say. Rob Hyndman has used computers based on Microsoft operating systems since the days of MS/DOS. But 20 months ago, after the latest in a string of what he calls “Windows catastrophes” and the
Read more →It’s one of the funnier posts you’ll ever read, even if it’s purported to be true (I didn’t bother fact-checking this one – it stands on entertainment value alone…)
Read more →Any make of computer lets you create one account for each person who uses said computer. If you have a computer that you let other people (like children or friends) use regularly, consider the benefits of creating accounts for them.
Read more →Computers can slow down as they “age” but following two simple pieces of advice can keep them relatively spry and useful for years to come. And if you’re handy with a screwdriver, you can do some of these things on your own.
Read more →My friend Mara emailed me last week asking how to switch between documents on her computer using the keyboard.
Read more →When I used Windows XP daily, I also carried around a USB memory stick with a complete backup of all my important documents. Yes, this was several GB in size, but maintaining this backup was pretty easy. You see, I used a not-very-well-known Windows utility called Briefcase
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