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Save time by using these handy keyboard shortcuts

Posted on May 29, 2023

Have you ever noticed that you tend to do many of the same things over and over when using your computer?

Many of those repetitive tasks have keyboard shortcuts that can save you a ton of time once you get used to using them.

I realize that it’s easy to take the keyboard for granted in our mouse-centric world, but it really does help to know a few keyboard shortcuts.

This is especially true if you do a lot of typing and your fingers are almost always on the keyboard anyway.

Here are just a few of the keyboard shortcuts that I use every day: [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I reopen a browser tab I closed by accident?

Posted on March 23, 2023

Question from Danielle: Hello, Rick. I’ve been reading your blog for a long time now and it seems that I remember reading a post where you explained how to reopen a browser tab that was closed by accident. Am I right?

I close the wrong tab ALL THE TIME, and I’d really like to know how to open it back up!

I mostly use Chrome if that makes a difference. Thanks!!!!

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

How to display the ‘System Info’ screen with your PC’s keyboard

Posted on March 10, 2023

As most long-time Windows users know, the System Information screen lists several important details about your PC’s Windows installation and its key hardware components.

Chances are you take a peek at it every now and then.

I’m also sure you probably know that right-clicking on the This PC desktop icon and then clicking Properties will open it as well.

But there is an even faster way to launch this valuable tool, especially if you don’t keep the “This PC” icon sitting on your computer’s Desktop… [Read more…]

Q&A: Is the ‘Copy Plain Text’ browser extension safe to use?

Posted on October 23, 2022

Question from Amber: I do a lot of copying and pasting when I’m writing posts for my lifestyle blog.

Something that always irritates me is having to paste everything into Notepad to get rid of the formatting and then copy the “clean” text and paste it into the blog post I’m working on.

I checked Google and found a Firefox browser extension called Copy Plain Text that allows you to copy text and paste it without the formatting.

My question is, do you think it’s safe to use this extension? [Read more…]

How to undo an ‘Undo’ when there’s no ‘Redo’ option available

Posted on October 12, 2022

Most every computer user is familiar with the “Undo” and “Redo” options on program menus.

If you’re unfamiliar with them, clicking “Undo” will reverse the last change you made to a text file, a Word document, a photo or most anything else that you can edit.

Clicking “Redo” will reverse the “Undo” and make the change you “undid” active once again.

As you can imagine, these are two of the most useful options you have at your disposal while you’re doing something with your computer.

But there’s a problem…

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