I'm a Basic Computer User

I typically spend 4-9 hours per day, 6 days per week working/playing on a computer. It has also been 20 years since I bought my first computer. So why do I describe myself as a "basic" computer user?

Actually, I may be even lower than basic since I did not know some of the time-saving and very useful tricks recently described by New York Times Technology columnist David Pogue. For example, I always seem to have several windows and programs open on my computer screen at any one time and getting to the actual desktop screen can be frustratingly slow. Instead of closing or minimizing these open windows, I should have just hit the Windows key and “D” simultaneously in Windows, or press F11 on Macs (on recent Mac laptops, Command+F3; Command is the key with the cloverleaf logo). I'm sure others will find similar time and/or frustration saving tips on the site. In fact, when you go to the linked site and scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page you will see that over 1,000 readers have added comments to his posting with many offering their own favorite tricks.

I don't expect NEARLY that many comments to this blog, but if you do want to share a "basic" computing tip or trick please do so.

Tim