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...
This is a static archive of my technology writings on The Technical Geekery. I wrote actively on this site from 2011 to 2014, and it was also the home of archived posts from a blog and some newsletters that I published before that.
The spiritual successor to The Technical Geekery's technology posts is Control-Alt-Backspace, which is actively updated every week.
See About for details about The Technical Geekery and what you can find here. My apologies when (not if) you encounter broken links; there are far too many links to go through and correct or mark all of them. I tried to identify and correct the worst offenders as I created the archive, but since much of the content is over 10 years old and the site has moved blogging platforms several times, there are going to be some.Recent posts
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...
What The Heck Does That Key Do?
You know what keys I'm talking about. The ones that say things like Scroll Lock, Break, and SysRq. When was the last time you pressed one of those keys? Here...
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...
Slashes and Backslashes, Oh My
Slashes and backslashes can be difficult to tell apart--they look pretty similar, and to make matters worse they're both used in describing the location of a...
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...
I Lost My Window!: Pulling a Mischievous Window Back On-Screen
Have you ever had the title bar of a window get stuck off the screen, so that you can't move it anymore? In Windows 7 it's even possible to get a window stuc...
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...
An Introduction
This newsletter will provide some sort of computer tip, information about computers, or other computer-related topic about every week. I had originally inten...