January 2010
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Spotlight - it's your friend
Are you Lost? In the last post we talked about efficiency and keyboard shortcuts. Remember that computing should about getting what you need to get done with the least amount of fuss and stress. In my job I deal with many people interacting with their computers. The one thing that my colleagues have in common is spending HUGE amounts of time searching for things: files, folders. They search...
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Keyboard Shorcuts - You need to learn 'em!
Efficiency = The ratio of the effective or useful output to the total input in any system. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/efficiency) In a normal session at your computer, you will move your mouse from one folder to another, from one icon to another repeatedly. This has implications. Firstly the time that you spend doing this will add up. Secondly, many people will succumb to RSI (repetitive...
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It's not where you start, it's the direction...
This is the beginning, and a means to an end? If you wandered over to this site, then I can make certain guesses about you, the reader…. You are: a) somebody who has just bought an Apple Mac, but only use it for Internet and Word, and think you can do more….. b) somebody who has had an Apple Mac for a time, but never really got into it c) somebody who has to use an Apple Mac because...