Learn to Write 25% of All Words Using Single Letters in 10 Minutes
Have you ever considered how many times we write words like "the" and "this"? Believe it or not, 25% of a typical English text is used by forms of just 10 wo...
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Searching Google: Tips & Tricks
I have published a new article about all sorts of tricks for searching the web, both in forming search queries and using features of Google you probably didn...
What Email Filters Are, and Why You Should Use Them
Ever gotten repeating emails from a website that you just can't get rid of? If you use Gmail, would you like to be able to prevent emails from a certain addr...
YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts
You probably know that you can press Escape to exit full-screen mode (after all, YouTube does smash you over the head with an alert saying exactly that every...
Reopening Tabs You Just Closed
Ever closed a browser tab, then immediately realized you still needed it open? Maybe you even waited a few minutes before you wanted to go back. Fortunately,...
Searching Google for Only a Specific Site
Ever been to a really poorly-designed website? I've certainly seen a few. And what's worse than a poorly-designed website? A poorly-designed website without ...
Five Really Cool Chrome (and Firefox) Extensions
In my opinion, one of the best things about Google's Chrome browser is the excellent selection of browser extensions. In the past, Firefox has taken the titl...
Changing Your Browser’s Homepage
One of the most frequent questions I get when setting up a computer for somebody is how to change the home page. Usually it starts on something silly like MS...
Making The Most of Limited Screen Space
When you're working on a computer with a small screen, it's amazing how much space the toolbars can take up. But web browsers and word processors have a litt...
Transposing Spreadsheets
Ever started creating a spreadsheet, only to realize that you've messed up and the rows should really be columns and vice versa? If you work with spreadsheet...
Using the Internet to Recall Sayings and Quotations You’ve Forgotten
Ever remember fragments of a saying? Or just part of a quote? You're not alone. The trick is figuring out how to search for it. Here are two searching tricks...
Avoiding Unnecessary Typing When Entering URLs
Repeatedly typing http://www.google.com gets old really fast. Here are three ways to avoid typing any more of a web address than you need to. 1: Simplify the...
Finding the Date a Page was Last Updated
Ever visited a page and been unable to find a publish date anywhere on the page? It can get really annoying when you're afraid the information might be old o...
The Escape Key: Getting Out of Stuff
"Yeah, if you press Escape enough times, you'll escape from your problems." (*) Nice try. But even though it's not really a solution to everything, you can s...
Switching Quickly Between Windows
Here's another shortcut that everyone should learn. It's a godsend if you're switching repeatedly back and forth between two windows, and useful even if you ...
A Little Refreshment: Reloading the Current Page
If a website has changed, you often don't see the changes right away. A few sites, such as Facebook, do dynamically update the website, which usually makes t...
Two Shortcuts for Working with Files
Ever opened up a really, really long list of folders and hunted through the list trying to find a folder or file? Or maybe the same thing happened on your de...
Using Your Middle Mouse Button In Your Browser
Most people don't even know what a middle mouse button is, let alone how to use it. But it is enormously useful. Here are a few ways to deal with tabs in you...
Tips & Tricks for Filling Out Forms
Ever had to fill out a form like this one? A lot of people waste large amounts of time working with forms because they don't know a few simple shortcuts (nam...
How To Plug In A USB Cable The Right Way The First Time
Ever gone to plug in a USB cable, couldn't get it in, and flipped it over and tried again, only to discover that you had it the right way the first time? Wha...
Six Handy Browser Shortcuts
Want to know a quick way to scroll down the page without the mouse? Or reopen a tab you closed by mistake? Here are six ways to move around your browser more...
Zooming In and Out In a Zoom
Ever tried to make a picture, Word document, or web page display bigger or smaller? You probably found it was an exercise in frustration because you kept hav...
Big, Important Keyboard Shortcuts
This article isn't just about big, important shortcuts; it's about Big, Important ones. Unfortunately, I can't make that clear in the title. But anyway, if y...
Finding Text on a Web Page Quickly
Chances aren't bad you already know the basics of this trick, but if you don't, it could save you a heck of a lot of time. If you already know the trick, I h...