Archive for December 2012
End-of-Year PC Cleaning Tips
Now that all of the presents have been unwrapped and put away, it’s time to start thinking about the New Year. Things are typically a bit slower around the office this time of year, so now is a great time to clean up your PC. Here are some tips to get you started: Clean-Up Outlook/Inbox:…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Cynthia’s Corner – The Blueness
by David Gracey My mother-in-law, Cynthia, called me up the other evening in a state of panic and said “David, it’s Cynthia. When I touch the blueness, everything stops.” My keen instincts served me well and I quickly assessed she was talking about a computer problem (I’m smart that way…plus she has a “computer problem”…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Quickly and Easily Browse Through Open Office Documents
by Richard Stokes My Tech Tip this week is all about saving those precious seconds in your day and lowering your frustration level when navigating through those countless office documents you have open on your desktop. Let’s say you’ve got 3 instances of Word open and you find yourself wanting to cut and paste bits…
Read MoreLast-Minute Shoppers May Get Lucky
Didn’t run right out and purchase one of the gadgets we suggested during Cyber Week and now you’re faced with paying full-price for your gifts? Never fear! Here are some tips for using price comparison websites. 1. Use a variety of price comparison sites (priceblink.com, nextag.com, pricegrabber.com) No one price comparison website has infinite lists…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Quickly Recover Closed Browser Tabs
by Tony Rushin As I prepared to write this week’s Tip I asked my daughter, Hannah – just home from Auburn for winter break – what her favorite time-saving tip was for exploring the internet. Without hesitation she said, “Control-Shift-T. It reopens a tab that you already closed. Sometimes, when I’m writing a paper, I…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Holiday Online Buying Tips
by David Gracey This year about 25% of all U.S. holiday shopping will be done online. This is truly amazing given that online shopping didn’t exist 20 years ago and was barely on the radar 10 years ago. This year’s Internet purchases will be up about 17% from last year, according to nerds who track…
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